zeesnoek

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of zee (“sea”) +‎ snoek (“pike”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeː.snuk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zee‧snoek

Noun

zeesnoek m (plural zeesnoeken)

  1. European barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena)
  2. snoek, any barracuda
    Synonym: barracuda
  3. (obsolete) European hake (Merluccius merluccius)
    Synonyms: gewone heek, heek
  4. (dated) Used for certain other marine fish resembling the pike.
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