heilbot

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɦɛi̯lbɔt/

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  • halibut, the largest flatfish species of marine genus Hippoglossus

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Inherited from Middle Dutch heilbot compound from Dutch, Flemish heil (salvation, prosperity, cure) + Dutch, Flemish bot (bud, dull, bone, blunt).

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Dutch (Brabantic)

bot

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bud, dull, bone, blunt

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