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hake
(heɪk)
Word forms: plural hake
variable noun
A hake is a type of large edible sea fish.
Hake is this fish eaten as food.
hake in British English 1
(heɪk)
nounWord forms: plural hake or 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. Australian another name for barracouta
Word origin
C15: perhaps from Old Norse haki hook; compare Old English hacod pike; see hookhake in British English 2
(heɪk)
noun
a wooden frame for drying cheese or fish
Word origin
C18: variant of heck2hake in American English
(heɪk)
nounWord forms: plural hake or hakes
any of various gadoid marine food fishes, as the silver hake
Word origin
ME, prob. < ON haki, a hook (from the shape of the jaw) > Norw hakefisk, trout, salmon, lit., hook-fish: for IE base see hookImage ofhake
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Types of fishChinese translation of 'hake'
hake
(heɪk)
Word forms:pl hake
n (c/u)
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狗鳕(鱈)
(gǒuxuě) (条(條), tiáo)
Nearby words ofhake
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