Meaning & use
branzino
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Meaning
nouncountable or uncountable
A sea fish with firm white flesh, often served whole in restaurants; also called sea bass.
Grammar: Countable for the live fish ('two branzini'), uncountable for the food ('some branzino').
Patterns
- grilled branzino
- a whole branzino
- fillet of branzino
We shared a whole grilled branzino with lemon and olive oil.
The menu lists branzino as the catch of the day.
Branzino is popular because its flesh stays moist when roasted.
Word forms
| plural | branzini |
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Common combinations
- grilled branzino
- Grilled branzino with herbs is a summer favorite.
- whole branzino
- The chef baked a whole branzino in salt.
- branzino fillet
- She ordered a branzino fillet instead of steak.
- catch of branzino
- The daily catch of branzino sold out by eight.
Synonyms and how they differ
- sea bass
- The common English name for the same fish; use it if your listener may not know the Italian word.
- loup de mer
- The French name, seen on some menus; it means the same fish.
Commonly confused: branzino or bronzino?
branzino vs bronzino
That is the Italian word for a bronze-colored horse or a person with dark skin; the fish is 'branzino' with an 'a'.
Practice
A restaurant menu says 'grilled branzino'. What will you get?
Choose one answer.
'Branzino' is the Italian name for sea bass, a white fish often grilled whole. The other options are different foods and do not match the word.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “branzino”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.