Meanings
nounfishball (plural fishballs)
plural fishballs · alternative fish ball · alternative fish-ball
- A food item made from pulverized fish shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese and Scandinavian cuisine and elsewhere around the world.
In Singapore, the most popular surimi-based product is the fish ball, which is used in a local application, Yong Tau Foo.
2005, Jae W. Park, editor, Surimi and Surimi Seafood, 2nd edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 388
Origin
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 魚蛋 /鱼蛋, 魚丸 /鱼丸
- 魚蛋 /鱼蛋pulverized fish shaped into a ball
- 魚丸 /鱼丸pulverized fish shaped into a ball
Chinese Mandarin 魚丸 /鱼丸
- 魚丸 /鱼丸 (yúwán)pulverized fish shaped into a ball
Danish fiskebolle
- fiskebollepulverized fish shaped into a ball
Finnish kalapulla
- kalapullapulverized fish shaped into a ball
Indonesian bakso ikan
- bakso ikanpulverized fish shaped into a ball
Malay bola ikan
- bola ikanpulverized fish shaped into a ball
Norwegian Bokmål fiskebolle
- fiskebollepulverized fish shaped into a ball
Polish kulka rybna
- kulka rybnapulverized fish shaped into a ball
Russian ры́бный ша́рик
- ры́бный ша́рик (rýbnyj šárik)pulverized fish shaped into a ball
Spanish bola de pescado
- bola de pescadopulverized fish shaped into a ball
Swedish fiskbulle
- fiskbullepulverized fish shaped into a ball
Tagalog pisbol
- pisbolpulverized fish shaped into a ball
Thai ลูกชิ้น
- ลูกชิ้น (lôok chín)pulverized fish shaped into a ball
Turkish balık köftesi
- balık köftesipulverized fish shaped into a ball
Vietnamese cá viên
- cá viênpulverized fish shaped into a ball
Cite this entry
APA
fishball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishball
MLA
“fishball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishball. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fishball,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishball.
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