英语词汇“Bombay duck”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Bombay duck

/ˌbɒmbeɪˈdʌk

noun [mass noun]

The bummalo (fish), especially when dried and eaten as an accompaniment to curries.He had chicken tikka masala and I had rogan josh with Bombay duck; instead of wine, we had beer....

Grey mullet and herring were also salted and dried, when they were known as bokkems, used like Bombay duck.
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	Bombay duck /ˌbɒmbeɪˈdʌk / noun [mass noun] The bummalo (fish), especially when dried and eaten as an accompaniment to curries.He had chicken tikka masala and I had rogan josh with Bombay duck; instead of wine, we had beer.... Grey mullet and herring were also salted and dried, when they were known as bokkems, used like Bombay duck. 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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