seafood

American

[see-food] / ˈsiˌfud /

noun

any fish or shellfish from the sea used for food.

seafood British

/ ˈsiːˌfuːd /

noun

edible saltwater fish or shellfish

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Etymology

Origin of seafood

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

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When my family decided to spend a vacation here, I looked forward to the French-influenced architecture, Gulf Coast seafood, and the historic hotel where our stay, to my surprise, would be subsidized by state-government retirees.

From The Wall Street Journal

They will target unfair trade practices such as excess capacity, forced labor, discrimination versus digital tech companies, and subsidies for rice and seafood.

From Barron's

China has reportedly suspended imports of Japanese seafood.

From Barron's

In response, Beijing retaliated by halting flights to Japan and threatening to ban Japanese seafood imports.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now the 60-year-old, who makes a modest living selling dried seafood, is determined to return to his birthplace, having already missed the deaths of his parents and first wife in Bangladesh.

From Barron's

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