noun
sole
A flat sea fish eaten as food.
The cook prepares a fillet of sole.
Etymology
The flat fish was compared to a sandal or sole. Its broad, flattened body supplies the shape behind the name.
More examples
- A sole lay nearly hidden on the sandy bottom.
- They served sole with lemon.
- The fishmonger displayed fresh sole on ice.
Forms
sole · soles
Similar words
- flatfish
- The broader fish category.
- flounder
- Another kind of flatfish.