hilsa

noun/ˈhɪlsə/CEFR B1

ইলিশ মাছ (বাংলাদেশের জাতীয় মাছ), মাছ

Meaning

A prized silvery fish, the national fish of Bangladesh.

Example sentences

  • Hilsa is the most loved fish in Bangladesh.ইলিশ বাংলাদেশের সবচেয়ে প্রিয় মাছ।
  • Fresh hilsa is expensive during the season.মৌসুমে তাজা ইলিশ বেশ দামি হয়।

Other English words for “ইলিশ মাছ (বাংলাদেশের জাতীয় মাছ), মাছ”

  • fish

    An animal that lives in water and breathes with gills.

  • tilapia

    A common freshwater fish that is easy and cheap to farm.

  • shad

    A silvery fish that swims up rivers to breed.

  • dry-fish

    Fish that has been dried in the sun to preserve it.

  • eel

    A long, thin sea or river fish that looks like a snake.

“hilsa” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • Children are delighted: schools may close, and they run into the rain, sail paper boats and eat khichuri with hilsa at home.

    A Rainy Day →

  • Men wear panjabi and women white saris with red borders, and everyone eats panta bhat with fried hilsa, though the fish is far too expensive by mid-April.

    Pahela Baishakh →

  • During the hilsa ban he is not allowed to fish at all, and the government allowance rarely covers the weeks he loses.

    A Fisherman →

Where this word is used

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  1. “hilsa” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • ইলিশ মাছ (বাংলাদেশের জাতীয় মাছ), মাছ
    • • দিন
    • • তীব্র যন্ত্রণা, মর্মপীড়া
    • • কণা, ক্ষুদ্র অংশ
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    ইলিশ মাছ (বাংলাদেশের জাতীয় মাছ), মাছ — hilsa (noun) — ইলিশ মাছ (বাংলাদেশের জাতীয় মাছ), মাছ. A prized silvery fish, the national fish of Bangladesh.

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