bakvis
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom bakken (“bake, fry”) + vis (“fish”), calque of German Backfisch.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbakvis m (plural bakvissen, diminutive bakvisje n)
- (informal, somewhat dated) A pubescent girl, connoting giggliness and fangirlism.
- (rare) A fish cooked by frying (rather than boiling etc.), referring either a culinary dish or a species usually thus prepared.
- 1863, von Ehrenkreutz, De liefhebber van het hengelen. Volledig handboek ten dienste der hengelaars, tr. from German, H. C. A. Campagne (publ.), page 82.
- Het [De Hesseling] is een gezonde, vooral goede bakvisch.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1863, von Ehrenkreutz, De liefhebber van het hengelen. Volledig handboek ten dienste der hengelaars, tr. from German, H. C. A. Campagne (publ.), page 82.
Antonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “fried fish”): kookvis m
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Negerhollands: bakfes
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