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pescado

fish (as food)

noun pehs-KAH-doh Rare
Food & Drink Ingredients

Usage Note

Pescado specifically means fish that has been caught and is used as food; the live fish in the sea is pez. This distinction — pez (alive/in water) vs pescado (caught/eaten) — is one of the first vocabulary contrasts learners encounter. Pescado is also the past participle of pescar (to fish).

Examples

"Comemos pescado fresco todos los viernes."

Natural Translation

We eat fresh fish every Friday.

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