goujonn.
/ˈɡʊdʒən/ 1. = bashaw n. 3, Pylodictis olivaris.
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Siluriformes (catfish) > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous member of
sea-cat1601
gaff-topsail1794
mudpout1804
mudcat1819
blue cat1826
channel cat-fish1838
channel cat1847
sea-catfish1882
goujon1883
scorpion fish1883
bashaw1888
ground spearing1896
1883 Nat. Mus. Bull. No. 27. 491 Leptops olivaris..Mud Cat;..Goujon.
1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 378 Leptops olivaris, the ‘Mud Cat’, ‘Yellow Cat’, ‘Goujon’, or ‘Bashaw’ is found in all the large rivers of the West and South.
1964 H. T. Walden Familiar Freshwater Fishes Amer. xiv. 201 The flathead catfish has acquired several local names, such as mud catfish, goujon, shovelhead, and yellow cat.
2. Cookery. [ < French goujon gudgeon.] plural. Narrow, deep-fried strips of fish, esp. sole (see quot. 1964).
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > fish dishes > [noun]
gyngawdry?c1390
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pepperpot1698
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flibrigo1762
twice-laid1777
ngapi1800
a kettle of fish1823
brandade1825
fish supper1829
truite au bleu1834
sole (à la) Colbert1846
bouillabaisse1855
fish and chips1876
hákarl1879
sashimi1880
timbale1880
gefilte fish1892
stamp and go1893
truite bleue1907
waterzooi1915
accra1919
Bismarck herring1931
gravlax1935
goujon1940
coddie1941
seviche1951
tuna salad1953
crabstick1956
zarzuela1956
sole Véronique1960
fish finger1962
moqueca1980
1940 A. L. Simon Conc. Encycl. Gastron. II. 102/1 Goujons, En, fillets of sole cut up in strips, floured and fried.
1964 L. Joyce-Cowen Million Menus 49/a Goujons de sole..cut into strips the size of your little finger..cook in oil and butter so that they look like the tiny Mediterranean fish Goujons.
1975 P. V. Price Taste of Wine vii. 133/2 Goujons (fried strips of sole) with lemon can take a less fine and even a coarse wine.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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