catfish

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkætfɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkætˌfɪʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(katfish′)

Inflections of 'catfish' (n):
catfish
npl (Especially as a collective plural—e.g. "Catfish get their name from the whisker-like spines around their mouths.")
catfishes
npl (Mainly used to talk about different types—e.g. "Some catfishes have stings.")
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
catfish n (type of scaleless fish)bagre nm
  siluro nm
  pez gato loc nom m
 All of the catfish sold in supermarkets here is farm-raised.
 Todos los bagres que venden en los supermercados son criados en granjas.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
catfish n (scammer on Internet) (internet)impostor, impostora nm, nf
  farsante n común
  persona con un perfil falso en Internet nf + loc adj
 Max was taken in by a catfish who eventually began demanding money from him.
 A Max lo engañó un impostor que eventualmente empezó a pedirle dinero.
catfish [sb] vtr (deceive [sb] online) (mentir con un perfil falso en Internet)engañar a vtr + prep
  embaucar a vtr + prep
  mentir a vi + prep
 Natalie was embarrassed that she had been catfished by a man she thought would become her husband.
 A Natalia le daba vergüenza haber sido engañada por un hombre que creyó que sería su marido.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
blue catfish n (river fish common in US)bagre azul loc nom m
Note: Nombre científico: Ictalurus furcatus
 The blue catfish is commonly found in the Mississippi River.
 El bagre azul se encuentra comúnmente en el río Mississippi.
flathead catfish,
shovelnose catfish,
spoonbill catfish,
goujon,
mudcat
n
(fish)pintontle nm
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