Definition of Bombay duck in English:

Bombay duck

nounˌbɒmbeɪˈdʌkˌbɑmˈˌbeɪ ˈdək

mass noun

The bummalo (fish), especially when dried and eaten as an accompaniment to curries.
Example sentencesExamples
- Just as a Bombay duck is a type of curried fish and a Yarmouth capon is a herring, so a Welsh rabbit is a meagre substitute for the real thing.
- She also has a bad stomach (‘All that Bombay duck,’ she exclaims, ‘I can't have enough of it.’
- He had chicken tikka masala and I had rogan josh with Bombay duck; instead of wine, we had beer.
- Before the ban, Britons ate 13 tons Bombay duck annually.
- Grey mullet and herring were also salted and dried, when they were known as bokkems, used like Bombay duck.

Origin

Mid 19th century: alteration of bummalo by association with Bombay (Mumbai) in India, from which bummalo were exported; the reason for the use of the term duck is unknown.

Definition of Bombay duck in US English:

Bombay duck

nounˌbɑmˈˌbeɪ ˈdək

The bummalo (fish), especially when dried and eaten as an accompaniment with curry.
Example sentencesExamples
- Before the ban, Britons ate 13 tons Bombay duck annually.
- Just as a Bombay duck is a type of curried fish and a Yarmouth capon is a herring, so a Welsh rabbit is a meagre substitute for the real thing.
- Grey mullet and herring were also salted and dried, when they were known as bokkems, used like Bombay duck.
- He had chicken tikka masala and I had rogan josh with Bombay duck; instead of wine, we had beer.
- She also has a bad stomach (‘All that Bombay duck,’ she exclaims, ‘I can't have enough of it.’

Origin

Mid 19th century: alteration of bummalo by association with Bombay (Mumbai) in India, from which bummalo were exported; the reason for the use of the term duck is unknown.

单词	Bombay duck
释义	Definition of Bombay duck in English: Bombay duck nounˌbɒmbeɪˈdʌkˌbɑmˈˌbeɪ ˈdək mass noun The bummalo (fish), especially when dried and eaten as an accompaniment to curries. Example sentencesExamples Just as a Bombay duck is a type of curried fish and a Yarmouth capon is a herring, so a Welsh rabbit is a meagre substitute for the real thing. She also has a bad stomach (‘All that Bombay duck,’ she exclaims, ‘I can't have enough of it.’ He had chicken tikka masala and I had rogan josh with Bombay duck; instead of wine, we had beer. Before the ban, Britons ate 13 tons Bombay duck annually. Grey mullet and herring were also salted and dried, when they were known as bokkems, used like Bombay duck. Origin Mid 19th century: alteration of bummalo by association with Bombay (Mumbai) in India, from which bummalo were exported; the reason for the use of the term duck is unknown. Definition of Bombay duck in US English: Bombay duck nounˌbɑmˈˌbeɪ ˈdək The bummalo (fish), especially when dried and eaten as an accompaniment with curry. Example sentencesExamples Before the ban, Britons ate 13 tons Bombay duck annually. Just as a Bombay duck is a type of curried fish and a Yarmouth capon is a herring, so a Welsh rabbit is a meagre substitute for the real thing. Grey mullet and herring were also salted and dried, when they were known as bokkems, used like Bombay duck. He had chicken tikka masala and I had rogan josh with Bombay duck; instead of wine, we had beer. She also has a bad stomach (‘All that Bombay duck,’ she exclaims, ‘I can't have enough of it.’ Origin Mid 19th century: alteration of bummalo by association with Bombay (Mumbai) in India, from which bummalo were exported; the reason for the use of the term duck is unknown.
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