noun · #179
fish (food)
Example: El pescado está fresquísimo.
The fish is really fresh.
Spanish → English
el pescado
el pescado is Spanish for fish (food).
What el pescado means
How common is it?
el pescado is ranked #179 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the everyday core of the language — common enough that it is worth knowing cold before you move on to specialist vocabulary.
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