English Explanatory Dictionary

hilsa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Tenualosa ilisha, a fish in the herring family, and a popular food fish in South Asia.

Word forms

hilsa hilsas

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi हिल्सा (hilsā).

Synonyms

hilsa shad ilish
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