Hake


[heyk] /heɪk/

noun, plural (especially collectively) hake (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) hakes.
1.
any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
2.
any of several related marine fishes, especially of the genus Urophycis.
/heɪk/
noun (pl) hake, hakes
1.
any gadoid food fish of the genus Merluccius, such as M. merluccius (European hake), of the N hemisphere, having an elongated body with a large head and two dorsal fins
2.
any North American fish of the genus Urophycis, similar and related to Merluccius species
3.
(Austral) another name for barracouta
/heɪk/
noun
1.
a wooden frame for drying cheese or fish
n.

type of sea fish, c.1300, probably from Old English haca “a hook, door-fastening” (cf. hacod “pike” the fish), or Old Norse haki “hook,” from the shape of its jaw, both from Proto-Germanic *hakan- (cf. Dutch hake “hook”), from PIE root *keg- “hook, tooth” (see hook).

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