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swordfish
noun
sword·fish
ˈsȯrd-ˌfish 
: a very large scombroid fish (Xiphias gladius of the family Xiphiidae) that has a long swordlike beak formed by the bones of the upper jaw and is an important food and game fish
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Plates of spaghetti vongole and penne puttanesca were consumed, along with heaping portions of swordfish and prawns, calamari, and clams.
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Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Ottavio offered an authentic Venetian menu, featuring pappardelle with wild boar, grilled swordfish with Caponata, and Calamaretti e Piovra alla Griglia con Ruchetta e Fagiolini, according to a 2011 review of the restaurant by this news organization.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
The food on offer includes housemade bread, pasta like paccheri with wild boar and buckwheat chitarra, and swordfish and bistecca alla Fiorentina from the grill.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
The partygoers then adjourned to a white open-air tent and a feast prepared by Spago restaurant: a five-tier hazelnut wedding cake with sugar flowers, lobster ravioli, rack of lamb, swordfish and baked potatoes stuffed with sour cream and caviar.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Ottavio offered an authentic Venetian menu, featuring pappardelle with wild boar, grilled swordfish with Caponata, and Calamaretti e Piovra alla Griglia con Ruchetta e Fagiolini, according to a 2011 review of the restaurant by this news organization.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
The food on offer includes housemade bread, pasta like paccheri with wild boar and buckwheat chitarra, and swordfish and bistecca alla Fiorentina from the grill.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
The partygoers then adjourned to a white open-air tent and a feast prepared by Spago restaurant: a five-tier hazelnut wedding cake with sugar flowers, lobster ravioli, rack of lamb, swordfish and baked potatoes stuffed with sour cream and caviar.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
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swordfish
noun
sword·fish
-ˌfish
: a very large ocean fish that has a long swordlike beak formed by the bones of the upper jaw and is an important food and game fish
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