orange roughy
noun
-ˈrə-fē 
: a reddish-orange fish (Hoplostethus atlanticus) of deep subtropical and tropical waters that has firm white flesh and is caught commercially chiefly in the waters of New Zealand
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web On price lists and menu cards they are better known, respectively, as orange roughy and Chilean sea bass. 
Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 July 2022 There is also a children’s menu as well as additional side dishes, French fries, orange roughy and pierogi for an extra fee. Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 25 Feb. 2022 Drive-through only dinners: Fried cod, two pieces; orange roughy, crab cakes, two pieces; shrimp, eight pieces; pierogi, six pieces (potato, sauerkraut, cheese, prune). Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2021 Drive-through only dinners: Fried cod, two pieces; orange roughy, crab cakes, two pieces; shrimp, eight pieces; pierogi, six pieces (potato, sauerkraut, cheese, prune). Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2021 Drive-through only dinners: Fried cod, two pieces; orange roughy, crab cakes, two pieces; shrimp, eight pieces; pierogi, six pieces (potato, sauerkraut, cheese, prune). Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2021 Drive-through only dinners: Fried cod, two pieces; orange roughy, crab cakes, two pieces; shrimp, eight pieces; pierogi, six pieces (potato, sauerkraut, cheese, prune). Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2021 Drive-through only dinners: Fried cod, two pieces; orange roughy, crab cakes, two pieces; shrimp, eight pieces; pierogi, six pieces (potato, sauerkraut, cheese, prune). Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2021 Drive-through only dinners: Fried cod, two pieces; orange roughy, crab cakes, two pieces; shrimp, eight pieces; pierogi, six pieces (potato, sauerkraut, cheese, prune). Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2021 See More
Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 July 2022 There is also a children’s menu as well as additional side dishes, French fries, orange roughy and pierogi for an extra fee. Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 25 Feb. 2022 Drive-through only dinners: Fried cod, two pieces; orange roughy, crab cakes, two pieces; shrimp, eight pieces; pierogi, six pieces (potato, sauerkraut, cheese, prune). Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2021 Drive-through only dinners: Fried cod, two pieces; orange roughy, crab cakes, two pieces; shrimp, eight pieces; pierogi, six pieces (potato, sauerkraut, cheese, prune). Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2021 Drive-through only dinners: Fried cod, two pieces; orange roughy, crab cakes, two pieces; shrimp, eight pieces; pierogi, six pieces (potato, sauerkraut, cheese, prune). Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2021 Drive-through only dinners: Fried cod, two pieces; orange roughy, crab cakes, two pieces; shrimp, eight pieces; pierogi, six pieces (potato, sauerkraut, cheese, prune). Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2021 Drive-through only dinners: Fried cod, two pieces; orange roughy, crab cakes, two pieces; shrimp, eight pieces; pierogi, six pieces (potato, sauerkraut, cheese, prune). Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2021 Drive-through only dinners: Fried cod, two pieces; orange roughy, crab cakes, two pieces; shrimp, eight pieces; pierogi, six pieces (potato, sauerkraut, cheese, prune). Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
roughy the marine fish Arripis georgianus, short for tommy rough, from Tommy, given name + rough, probably alteration of ruff entry 1
First Known Use
1979, in the meaning defined above
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