seafood

noun

sea·​food ˈsē-ˌfüd How to pronounce seafood (audio)
: edible marine fish and shellfish

Examples of seafood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Prieto’s Mexican Food Court For 26 years, Mariscos El Prieto has been serving Mexican-style seafood and birria from food trucks around the South Bay. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024 Unsurprisingly, fish oil supplements contain fish and aren’t suitable for kids with seafood allergies. Isabel Vasquez, Rd, Ldn, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024 Nelson, who has seen the restaurant weather the floods that followed Hurricane Katrina and the pandemic over 19 years, remains as enthusiastic about dishing out inventive approaches to seafood as ever. Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024 The 2020 crabbing season was officially set to begin Dec. 23, but price negotiations between crab fleets and seafood processors delayed the start until early January 2021. Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024 The launch of the Caviar & Seafood Afternoon Tea, for example, offers something quintessentially British to those who don’t work nearby, with the addition of caviar and seafood, appealing to those who do. Lela London, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 Chefs use fire, smoke, coals and embers to cook meat, seafood, grains and vegetables in dishes such as cedar plank-roasted branzino, Ora King salmon and burrata, lobster arrabbiata spaghetti, baked tagliolini, roasted mushrooms with white truffle oil, tomahawk and Wagyu steaks and more. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024 A bit of fish sauce can be added to the shrimp pasta to punch up the briny flavor of the seafood. Sunset Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024 Sloane Stephens celebrated her 31st birthday on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-3 win over former world No. 1 Angelique Kerber, and revealed afterward that the festivities began Tuesday night with a seafood pajama party with family and friends. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of seafood was in 1836

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“Seafood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seafood. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

seafood

noun
sea·​food -ˌfüd How to pronounce seafood (audio)
: edible marine fish and shellfish

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