英和和英

語源

From milk +‎ fish.

名詞

milkfish (countable and uncountable, plural milkfishes or milkfish)

1. Chanos chanos, an important food fish in southeast Asia.

   Synonym: cotton fish

   • 2009 February 15, Mark Foggin, “Fast Food for the Filipino Soul”, in New York Times‎:

     Its fare is a mix of fast-food staples like burgers and Chickenjoy, along with more regional dishes like smoked bangus, or milkfish — a national symbol of the Philippines — served with vinegar and pepper.

   • 2016, Scott L. Kastner, Margaret M. Pearson, “Winning Hearts and Minds? On the Sources and Efficacy of Economic Engagement Policies in US-China and China-Taiwan Relations”, in Steven E. Lobell, Norrin M Ripsman, editors, The Political Economy of Regional Peacemaking‎, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 159–160:

     The Taiwanese milkfish industry has faced troubles in recent years, and in 2011 a state-owned PRC firm placed an order for the fish from the town of Syuejia (Xuejia) in Tainan County.