- halibut
[halibut 词源字典]
- halibut: see turbot
[halibut etymology, halibut origin, 英语词源] - halibut (n.)
- large flatfish, early 15c., perhaps from hali "holy" (see holy) + butte "flatfish;" supposedly so called from its being eaten on holy days (compare cognate Dutch heilbot, Low German heilbutt, Swedish helgeflundra, Danish helleflynder). For second element see butt (n.4).