plural turbot also turbots
1
: a large European flatfish (Scophthalmus maximus synonym Psetta maxima) that is a popular food fish and has a brownish upper surface marked with scattered tubercles and a white undersurface
2
: a flatfish (such as Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) resembling the turbot
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The staff even take annual trips to Galicia and northern Portugal to soak up the seafood culture of the Atlantic coast and bring it back with them—the whole roasted turbot is not to be missed.
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Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
Fish is often priced by the grams, and many dishes, like turbot or suckling pig are priced for two or more people.
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John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Mild and flaky filets like flounder, halibut, perch, any snappers and turbot are great in stews, soups, rice dishes, or even battered or breaded and fried.
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Noah Galuten,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, hundreds of gold Vs surrounded the main dish of turbot with fall vegetables, hoisted to mouths with weighty Vuitton forks with a tubular handle.
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Miles Socha,
WWD,
7 Oct. 2024
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Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
Fish is often priced by the grams, and many dishes, like turbot or suckling pig are priced for two or more people.
—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Mild and flaky filets like flounder, halibut, perch, any snappers and turbot are great in stews, soups, rice dishes, or even battered or breaded and fried.
—
Noah Galuten,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, hundreds of gold Vs surrounded the main dish of turbot with fall vegetables, hoisted to mouths with weighty Vuitton forks with a tubular handle.
—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
7 Oct. 2024
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“Turbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turbot. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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