Pescado: fish as food

Pescado commonly refers to edible fish taken from the water, especially as food.

The idea

Pescado is masculine: el pescado fresco is singular and los pescados is plural.

El pescado está en la nevera.The fish is in the refrigerator.
Compramos pescado fresco para la cena.We buy fresh fish for dinner.
Ella prepara el pescado con verduras.She prepares the fish with vegetables.
¿Este plato lleva pescado?Does this dish contain fish?
El menú ofrece pescados y platos vegetarianos.The menu offers fish dishes and vegetarian dishes.
No como pescado, pero sí como verduras.I do not eat fish, but I do eat vegetables.

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For a living fish swimming in an aquarium, use pez; pescado commonly refers to fish as food.

Choose the article: ___ pescado está en la nevera. (El / La)
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El
El agrees with the masculine singular noun pescado.
Choose the adjective agreeing with pescado: En el restaurante pedimos pescado ___ con verduras. (fresco / fresca)
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fresco
Fresco agrees with the masculine singular noun pescado.
Choose the word for the living fish in the aquarium: En el acuario veo un animal vivo que nada: veo un ___. (pez / pescado)
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pez
Pez names the living fish in the aquarium; pescado is commonly fish for food.

Ask whether a dish contains fish and say how you would prepare it.