Usage Note
Merluza is one of the most popular fish in Spanish cuisine — a mild white fish used in countless recipes from merluza a la romana (battered) to merluza en salsa verde (in green herb sauce). In colloquial Spain, coger/llevar una merluza means to get very drunk — a slang use unrelated to the fish.
Examples
"Pedí merluza a la plancha con limón."
Natural Translation
I ordered grilled hake with lemon.
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