tilapia

[ tuh-lah-pee-uh, -ley- ]
/ təˈlɑ pi ə, -ˈleɪ- /

noun

any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.

Origin of tilapia

< New Latin (1849); ulterior origin uncertain

Words nearby tilapia

tikoloshe, tikrit, tiktaalik, til, tilak, tilapia, tilburg, tilbury, tilde, tilden, tildy

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British Dictionary definitions for tilapia

tilapia
/ (tɪˈlæpɪə, -ˈleɪ-) /

noun

any mouthbrooding cichlid fish of the African freshwater genus Tilapia: used as food fishes

Word Origin for tilapia

C18: from New Latin