hilsa

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noun

Tenualosa ilisha, a fish in the herring family, and a popular food fish in South Asia.

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hilsa shadilish
OriginHindi हिल्सा →
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Meanings

nounhilsa (plural hilsas)

plural hilsas

  1. Tenualosa ilisha, a fish in the herring family, and a popular food fish in South Asia.

    Synonyms: hilsa shad, ilish

Synonyms & antonyms

nounTenualosa ilisha, a fish in the herring family, and a popular food fish in South Asia.

Similar
hilsa shadilish

Origin

  1. Hindiहिल्सा
  2. Englishhilsa

Borrowed from Hindi हिल्सा (hilsā).

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Translations

Bengali ইলিশ
  • ইলিশ (iliś)fish
Hindi हिल्सा
  • हिल्सा (hilsā)fish
Japanese ヒルサ, イリッシュ
  • ヒルサ (hirusa)fish
  • イリッシュ (irisshu)fish
Vietnamese cá cháy
  • cá cháyfish

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

SalihLishaalishSahlishailLashi
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hilsa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hilsa

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“hilsa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hilsa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hilsa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hilsa.

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