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How to pronounce “tilapia

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Practice the English pronunciation of tilapia with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
The 5 Tenets of Turning Pain Into Powerto harvest nine tilapia ponds
Definition summary
Any of various edible fish, formerly species of the genus Tilapia, but now placed in other cichlid genera (such as Oreochromis), native to Africa and the Middle East but cultivated worldwide.

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How to pronounce tilapia

The 5 Tenets of Turning Pain Into Power

to harvest nine tilapia ponds

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Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • Any of various edible fish, formerly species of the genus Tilapia, but now placed in other cichlid genera (such as Oreochromis), native to Africa and the Middle East but cultivated worldwide.
  • (drag slang) A fishy (resembling a cisgender woman) drag queen; a drag queen who could pass for a woman, as opposed to one who is exaggeratedly feminine.

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