fingerling
noun
fin·ger·ling
ˈfiŋ-gər-liŋ 
1
: a small fish especially up to one year of age
Striped bass were once found mainly on the East Coast. Around 1976, they were introduced into Elephant Butte Reservoir as 3-inch-long fingerlings.—
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or fingerling potato
: a small, narrow, elongated potato typically ranging in length from two to 5 inches (5 to 13 centimeters) when mature
With the beans and the tuna I like some potatoes, fingerlings that aren't too starchy.—David Pasternack
David PasternackExamples of fingerling in a Sentence
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Pair with other classic brunch dishes, including a light side salad, fruit salad, roasted fingerling potatoes, crispy bacon, these spiced orange rolls, and more.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
New potatoes, red potatoes and fingerlings are all considered waxy potatoes.
—Josie Goodrich, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
In autumn 2022, the commission stocked 2-inch crappie fingerlings.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2023
In the spring of 2022, the commission stocked largemouth bass fingerlings.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2023
My favorite dish here is a quieter one: Dover sole meuniere, expertly cooked fish with almonds and brown butter, wonderfully sweet parsnip crema, broccolini, and more fingerlings.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
Pickled fingerling potatoes and gremolata accompany the cheese.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2023
For eating on their own, pick small and waxy potatoes like fingerlings or baby Yukon Golds, which are creamy and smooth as opposed to starchy and floury like russets.
—Ali Slagle, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
If baby red potatoes or small fingerling potatoes are your favorites, give them the smash treatment and get the same creamy on the inside, crisp on the outside effect without slicing or dicing.
—Casey Barber, CNN, 25 Mar. 2022
Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
New potatoes, red potatoes and fingerlings are all considered waxy potatoes.
—Josie Goodrich, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
In autumn 2022, the commission stocked 2-inch crappie fingerlings.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2023
In the spring of 2022, the commission stocked largemouth bass fingerlings.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2023
My favorite dish here is a quieter one: Dover sole meuniere, expertly cooked fish with almonds and brown butter, wonderfully sweet parsnip crema, broccolini, and more fingerlings.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
Pickled fingerling potatoes and gremolata accompany the cheese.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2023
For eating on their own, pick small and waxy potatoes like fingerlings or baby Yukon Golds, which are creamy and smooth as opposed to starchy and floury like russets.
—Ali Slagle, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
If baby red potatoes or small fingerling potatoes are your favorites, give them the smash treatment and get the same creamy on the inside, crisp on the outside effect without slicing or dicing.
—Casey Barber, CNN, 25 Mar. 2022
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“Fingerling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fingerling. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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