stockfish
stock·fish
stockfish · stockfishes · stockfish
вяленая рыба, таранка, таранька
Stockfisch
Cod having been cut open and cured in the open air without saltCod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.
/ˈstɒkfɪʃ/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.
Stockfisch
вя́леная ры́баvjálenaja rýba, тара́нкаtaránka, тара́нькаtaránʹka
fish cured by being split and air-dried without salt
(South Africa)The shallow-water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis)
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
cured fish:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cured fish:
Origin
Inherited from Middle English stokfissh, stokfysch, from Middle Dutch stocvisch and/or MidInherited from Middle English stokfissh, stokfysch, from Middle Dutch stocvisch and/or Middle Low German stokvisch (“stick fish”), because the fish are dried on sticks or poles. Equivalent to stock + fish.
Borrowed from Afrikaans stokvis, from Dutch stokvis.
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Forms
plural: stockfishes / stockfish| Singular | stockfish |
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| Plural | stockfishes / stockfish |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsMerluccius capensis:South African hake
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedstockfishmonger
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable