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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hake /heɪk/USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. when thought of as a group) hake, (esp. for kinds or species) hakes. - Fisha codlike saltwater fish.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hake (hāk),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) hake, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) hakes. - Fishany marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, esp. M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
- Fishany of several related marine fishes, esp. of the genus Urophycis.
- 1275–1325; Middle English; special use of Old English haca hook; compare Middle Low German haken kipper salmon
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hake /heɪk/ n ( pl hake, hakes)- 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
- any North American fish of the genus Urophycis, similar and related to Merluccius species
Etymology: 15th Century: perhaps from Old Norse haki hook; compare Old English hacod pike; see hook |