Home › Words › F › fishballfishballfishball means A food item made from pulverized fish shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese and Scandinavian cuisine and elsewhere around the world.EtymologyFrom fish + ball.nounA food item made from pulverized fish shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese and Scandinavian cuisine and elsewhere around the world.e.g.“In Singapore, the most popular surimi-based product is the fish ball, which is used in a local application, Yong Tau Foo.” — 2005, Jae W. Park, editor, Surimi and Surimi Seafood, 2nd edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 388:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chickenball 71% match — A food item made from pulverized chicken shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese cuisine and elsewhere around the world. vs fishball →bakso 62% match — Indonesian meatball. vs fishball →fishcake 62% match — A mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato or another starch, and seasoning, made into a patty and shallow fried. vs fishball →bafla 61% match — A kind of Indian baked doughball, often served with dal. vs fishball →doughball 61% match — A ball of dough, prepared as food or as fishing bait. vs fishball →beetball 58% match — A spherical food made from mashed beets, used as a vegetarian substitute for meatballs. vs fishball →frikkadel 56% match — A traditional Afrikaner dish of baked (or sometimes deep-fried) meatballs prepared with onion, bread, eggs, vinegar, and spices. vs fishball →falafel 55% match — A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita. vs fishball →