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From Vietnamese ba sa + English fish. Partial calque of Vietnamese cá ba sa.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
basa fish
Today it means: A shark catfish native to southeast Asia, of species Pangasius bocourti. Full definition →
Today it means: A shark catfish native to southeast Asia, of species Pangasius bocourti. Full definition →
From Vietnamese ba sa + English fish. Partial calque of Vietnamese cá ba sa.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.