snoek
English
noun
Definitions
- (South Africa) An edible fish, , native to South African (Cape), South American and Australian waters, often smoked or salted.
- (South Africa) The queen mackerel, .
- (South Africa) Any of several species of barracuda.
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans snoek derived from Dutch, Flemish snoek (pike, Esox) derived from Middle Dutch snoec.
Origin
Middle Dutch
snoec