bummalon.

Brit.

/ˈbʌmələʊ/, U.S.

/ˈbəməˌloʊ/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, (occasionally) bummalos.

Forms: 1600s–1800s bumbelo, 1700s–1900s bumbalo, 1800s bummaloh, 1800s– bommelo, 1800s– bumla, 1800s– bummalo, 1800s– bummaloe, 1800s– bumaloe, 1800s– bummalow, 1800s– bummelo, 1900s– bomeloe.

Origin: A borrowing from Gujarati. Etymon: Gujarati būmalũ.

Etymology: < Gujarati būmalũ, of unknown origin.

A small bony fish of tropical Indo-Pacific regions, Harpodon nehereus (family Synodontidae), having soft and flaccid flesh that is dried before it is eaten, typically as an accompaniment to curry. Also called Bombay duck.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Siluriformes (catfish) > [noun] > member of family Harpodontidae (bummalo)

bummalo1698

ladyfish1712

Bombay duck1850

sea-duck1883

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 67 Massigoung..notable for a Fish called Bumbelo, the Sustenance of the Poorer sort.

1787 Archaeologia 8 262 Dried fish, which in this country [sc. India] are called bumbeloes.

1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. I. iii. 53 The bumbalo, a small fish, extremely nutritive.

1864 A. Günther Catal. Fishes Brit. Mus. V. 401 Harpodon nehereus. Bummaloh.

1871 E. Balfour Cycl. India (ed. 2) I. 682 Bummalo, a small fish, salted and dried, also called Bombay Ducks.

1920 Mariner's Mirror 6 90/1 His father always took a piece of Bummelo fish with his curry, and..used to speak of it as ‘Bombay Duck’ or ‘Dungaree Duck’.

1963 Bakersfield Californian 20 Apr. 14/3 Large quantities of bummalo are caught off the coast of India.

1999 S. Rushdie Ground beneath her Feet (2000) iii. 69 He fell into a period of contemplation, munching on a morsel of dried bummelo; then spoke again, waving a piece of the fish in his hand.

2011 B. A. Kipfer Culinarian 55 Bombay duck is a fish (the bummalo), not a fowl; the dish is South Asian and the fish is dried, salted, grilled, and served as a pungent relish or curry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bummalo
释义	bummalon. Brit. /ˈbʌmələʊ/, U.S. /ˈbəməˌloʊ/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, (occasionally) bummalos. Forms: 1600s–1800s bumbelo, 1700s–1900s bumbalo, 1800s bummaloh, 1800s– bommelo, 1800s– bumla, 1800s– bummalo, 1800s– bummaloe, 1800s– bumaloe, 1800s– bummalow, 1800s– bummelo, 1900s– bomeloe. Origin: A borrowing from Gujarati. Etymon: Gujarati būmalũ. Etymology: < Gujarati būmalũ, of unknown origin. A small bony fish of tropical Indo-Pacific regions, Harpodon nehereus (family Synodontidae), having soft and flaccid flesh that is dried before it is eaten, typically as an accompaniment to curry. Also called Bombay duck. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Siluriformes (catfish) > [noun] > member of family Harpodontidae (bummalo) bummalo1698 ladyfish1712 Bombay duck1850 sea-duck1883 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 67 Massigoung..notable for a Fish called Bumbelo, the Sustenance of the Poorer sort. 1787 Archaeologia 8 262 Dried fish, which in this country [sc. India] are called bumbeloes. 1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. I. iii. 53 The bumbalo, a small fish, extremely nutritive. 1864 A. Günther Catal. Fishes Brit. Mus. V. 401 Harpodon nehereus. Bummaloh. 1871 E. Balfour Cycl. India (ed. 2) I. 682 Bummalo, a small fish, salted and dried, also called Bombay Ducks. 1920 Mariner's Mirror 6 90/1 His father always took a piece of Bummelo fish with his curry, and..used to speak of it as ‘Bombay Duck’ or ‘Dungaree Duck’. 1963 Bakersfield Californian 20 Apr. 14/3 Large quantities of bummalo are caught off the coast of India. 1999 S. Rushdie Ground beneath her Feet (2000) iii. 69 He fell into a period of contemplation, munching on a morsel of dried bummelo; then spoke again, waving a piece of the fish in his hand. 2011 B. A. Kipfer Culinarian 55 Bombay duck is a fish (the bummalo), not a fowl; the dish is South Asian and the fish is dried, salted, grilled, and served as a pungent relish or curry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1698
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