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Bombay duck

noun

  1. a small lizardfish, Harpadon nehereus, inhabiting river mouths and estuaries of Asia.
  2. (in India) the flesh of this fish, impregnated with asafetida, dried, salted, and used as a condiment or relish, especially with curry.

Bombay duck

noun

  1. a teleost fish, Harpodon nehereus , that resembles and is related to the lizard fishes: family Harpodontidae . It is eaten dried with curry dishes as a savoury Also calledbummalo
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bombay duck1

First recorded in 1665–75
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bombay duck1

C19: changed from bombil (see bummalo ) through association with Bombay (now Mumbai), from which it was exported

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