turbot

noun

tur·bot ˈtər-bət

plural turbot also turbots

: a large European flatfish (Psetta maxima) that is a popular food fish and has a brownish upper surface marked with scattered tubercles and a white undersurface

: any of various flatfishes (such as Scophthalmus maximus or Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) resembling the turbot

Examples of turbot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Grilled turbot with salsa verde shines even brighter with a rich slick of hummus on the bottom. —

Melissa Clark, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023 Think wild turbot from the Basque coast, thumb-size barnacles from Galicia, and the fattest red prawns straight from the Costa Brava. —

Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2023 Start off with a peppery, herbal Spanish gin and tonic and Iberico ham or Osetra caviar before moving on to grilled Spanish turbot, veal Milanese or the signature risotto. —

Pat Saperstein, Variety, 22 Sep. 2021 Flatfish range in color from a speckled brown, black, and beige, like a black sea turbot; or spotted, like the blue-and-yellow peacock flounder. —

National Geographic, 11 June 2020 But the two dishes diners keep coming back for are the Blackmore wagyu flown in from Australia and the Spanish turbot, which has a deep golden crust of gruyere and is served in a velouté. —

Dallas News, 16 June 2022 The upscale spot with modern Brazilian fare will offer a New Year’s Eve menu with a Wagyu kibbeh cru, duck confit with red sorrel, rice grits risotto with country ham, dry-aged prime rib, and poached Spanish turbot. —

Dallas News, 21 Dec. 2022 Ojaste serves a tender fillet of turbot topped with the fish’s crispy skin that’s reminiscent of pork cracklings. —

Sarah Kuta, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2022 Hits include the Isle of Mull diver scallops with apple, Persian lemons and wasabi, whole roasted turbot and spinach and broccoli filo tart. —

Shivani Vora, Robb Report, 18 July 2022 See More

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