eel

in Vietnamese Con cá trạch, con cá mè

BrE /iːl/ AmE /iːl/

noun en → vi

1 ANIMAL [singular] B2

Con cá trạch, con cá mè

a long thin snake-like fish that lives in water and has no scales

  • an eel

Collocations freshwater eel · sea eel

  • The fishermen caught an eel in the river.

    Ngư dân đã bắt được con cá trạch trong sông.

2 FOOD [singular] B2

Thịt cá trạch, món ăn từ cá mè

the meat of a fish that is cooked and eaten as food

  • eel

Collocations grilled eel · smoked eel

  • He ordered grilled eel for dinner.

    Anh ta đã gọi món cá trạch nướng làm bữa tối.