Definition
Plural of halibut; multiple large flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, valued for food.
Etymology
Simple plural of 'halibut,' which comes from Middle English 'halibut' (from 'haly' meaning holy + 'but' meaning flatfish), originally fish eaten on holy days.
Kelly Says
Halibut were called 'holy fish' because they were traditionally eaten on Catholic holy days and fast days—so the name is literally 'holy flatfish,' a delicious religious observance!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሃሊቢትስ
ha-lee-bee-tis
ARالعربية
حاليبيتس
ḥā-lī-bī-ṭas
BNবাংলা
হালিবিটস
ha-lee-bee-ts
CACatalà
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
CSČeština
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
DADansk
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
DEDeutsch
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
ELΕλληνικά
χαλιμπιτς
xali-m-pits
ESEspañol
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
FAفارسی
هالبیتس
ha-lee-beets
FISuomi
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
FRFrançais
halibuts
a-lee-beets
GUGU
હાલિબીટસ
ha-lee-bee-ts
HAHA
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
HEעברית
חליביץ'
xali-bee-ts
HIहिन्दी
हलबीट्स
ha-lee-beets
HUMagyar
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
IDBahasa Indonesia
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
IGIG
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
ITItaliano
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
JA日本語
ハリービーツ
ha-ri-bee-tsu
KMKM
ហាលីប៊ូត
ha-lee-bee-to
KO한국어
할리뷰츠
hal-li-be-u-tsu
MRMR
हलबीट्स
ha-lee-beets
MSBahasa Melayu
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
MYမြန်မာ
ဟာလီဘီတတ်
ha-lee-bee-ta-t
NLNederlands
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
NONorsk
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
PAPA
ਹਾਲੀਬੀਟਸ
ha-lee-bee-ts
PLPolski
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
PTPortuguês
halibuts
a-lee-beets
RORomână
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
RUРусский
халибиты
xali-bi-tyi
SVSvenska
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
SWKiswahili
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
TAதமிழ்
ஹாலிபியேட்ஸ்
ha-lee-bee-ya-te-s
TEతెలుగు
హాలిబిటెస్
ha-lee-bee-te-s
TLTL
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
TRTürkçe
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
UKУкраїнська
халібіти
xali-bi-tyi
URاردو
حالیبیٹس
ḥā-lī-bī-ṭas
VITiếng Việt
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
YOYO
halibuts
ha-lee-beets
ZUZU
halibuts
ha-lee-beets