FISH BALL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fish ball mean? 

• FISH BALL (noun)
  The noun FISH BALL has 2 senses:

1. well-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed crumbs simmered in fish stock

2. a fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes

  Familiarity information: FISH BALL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FISH BALL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Well-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed crumbs simmered in fish stock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

fish ball; gefilte fish

Hypernyms ("fish ball" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

fish ball; fish cake

Hypernyms ("fish ball" is a kind of...):

cake; patty (small flat mass of chopped food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fish ball"):

codfish ball; codfish cake (usually made of flaked salt cod and mashed potatoes)