snoek
An edible fish, Thyrsites atun, native to South African, South American and Australian…An edible fish, Thyrsites atun, native to South African (Cape), South American and Australian waters, often smoked or salted.
Meaning
3 senses(South Africa)An edible fish, Thyrsites atun, native to South African (Cape), South American and Australian waters, often smoked or salted.
(South Africa)The queen mackerel, Scomberomorus lineolatus.
(South Africa)Any of several species of barracuda.
- a large marine food fish common on the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa
Origin
Borrowed from Afrikaans snoek, from Dutch snoek, from Middle Dutch snoec, from Old Dutch *Borrowed from Afrikaans snoek, from Dutch snoek, from Middle Dutch snoec, from Old Dutch *snuoc. Some senses come from or are influenced by Dutch zeesnoek (“barracuda”, literally “sea pike”), a word that Van Riebeeck applied to the Thyrsites atun.
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Forms
plural: snoeksSynonyms
1 synonyms- a large marine food fish common on the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa:barracouta
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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