catla

noun

cat·​la

ˈkätlə,

-ˌlä

plural -s

: either of two very large cyprinid fishes extensively used as food in southeast Asia:

a

: an Indian fish (Catla catla) often cultivated in ponds and attaining a length of six feet

b

: a fish (C. siamensis) that is most common in Thailand and that may exceed nine feet in length

Word History

Etymology

Bengali kātlā

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