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Terms in Spanish 2971-2980 of 4913

galludo

[Spanish] plural galludos

Spurdog - a type of small shark or dogfish, said to make the best eating of all the dogfish. Also known as rock salmon. It is useful for its medium oily white flesh and is generally versatile. It grows 2-3 metres in length.

galupe

[Spanish]

Golden grey mullet. A fish from the grey mullet (US: striped mullet) family. It has gold spots on its head and at the front of the body.

gamba

/GAHM-bahss/
[Spanish] plural gambas

A pale pink prawn (US: shrimp) with a pronounced red beak found in the deep waters of the Mediterranean.

gamba arrocera

[Spanish] plural gambas arroceras

"Prawns for rice." There is no such beast as many different types of prawns may be used in rice dishes. However, if you see prawns labelled in this way, you can be sure they will be good cooked in rice dishes.

gamba blanca

[Spanish] plural gambas blancas

A pale pink prawn (US: shrimp) with a pronounced red beak found in the deep waters of the Mediterranean.

gamba rayada

[Spanish] plural gambas rayadas

Striped prawns

gamba rayada gorda

[Spanish] plural gambas rayadas gordas

"Fat striped prawns", though these don't look very fat to me.

gamba roja

[Spanish] plural gambas rojas

Carabineros. A very large prawn with a deep red colour, even up to 20 cm (8 inches) long. Its flavour can be a little bland.

gambas al ajillo

/GAHM-bahz ahl ah-HEEL-yoh/
[Spanish]

Prawns with garlic

gambas a la plancha

[Spanish]

Grilled prawns