klipfish
klipfish · klipfishes
Sun-dried salted cod, especially [Atlantic] cod and especially that exported from NorwaySun-dried salted cod, especially [Atlantic] cod and especially that exported from Norway.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Sun-dried salted cod, especially [Atlantic] cod and especially that exported from Norway.
Near-synonym: salt cod (sometimes hypernymous)
(countable, uncountable)A fish of any of certain genera in the family Clinidae.
Origin
From Norwegian Bokmål klippfisk (with adaptation to fish), meaning "rock fish", named forFrom Norwegian Bokmål klippfisk (with adaptation to fish), meaning "rock fish", named for being dried on rocks; more there.
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Forms
plural: klipfishesSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedrockfish
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable