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serrilha

English translation: scutes

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Portuguese term or phrase:serrilha
English translation:scutes
Entered by: Douglas Bissell

08:50 Jul 30, 2016
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: serrilha
The video shows a fishwife preparing a carapau. she is cutting off what I would call the jagged edge along each side of the fish and she calls this bit the 'serrilha'

any takers?
Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 19:44
scutes
Explanation:
My suggestion:

Scutes: As with other "hard tail" fish, if you are going to leave the skin on, you must remove the strip of hard "scutes" along the lateral line near the tail. Just make a shallow cut through the skin on each side of the scutes. Get the tip of your fillet knife under the scutes at the forward end, and pull them up as you shave them off. They are too small in the curved part to be a problem.
http://www.clovegarden.com/ingred/sf_scadmz.html
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 19:44
Grading comment
Technically correct, but I also used the term 'serrations' to explain the idea
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4serrations
Andrew Bramhall
3 +1scutes
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
3finlet
Ana Vozone


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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
serrations


Explanation:
...which occur between it's top fin and tail; you are on the right lines, with ' jagged edges' as these are indeed ' saw teeth' from whence the word ' serrilha';
Apparently the carapau is a ' horse mackerel' in English, and in the link there are numerous pictures of the species which confirm the rear serrations:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_horse_mackerel

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Oliver. I chose scutes as that does seem the correct, even if totally everunheardof answer but I did use your suggestion to explain what I was talking about

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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
finlet


Explanation:
I think this is it, if I understood your description well.

https://www.google.pt/search?q=finlets mackerel&espv=2&biw=1...

Ana Vozone
Local time: 19:44
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
scutes


Explanation:
My suggestion:

Scutes: As with other "hard tail" fish, if you are going to leave the skin on, you must remove the strip of hard "scutes" along the lateral line near the tail. Just make a shallow cut through the skin on each side of the scutes. Get the tip of your fillet knife under the scutes at the forward end, and pull them up as you shave them off. They are too small in the curved part to be a problem.
http://www.clovegarden.com/ingred/sf_scadmz.html

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 19:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Technically correct, but I also used the term 'serrations' to explain the idea

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor: Never heard of it but the sturgeon is a good example
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Nick!
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