English

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drawing of a haddock
 
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Etymology

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From Middle English haddok, from Anglo-Norman hadoc, from Old French hadot. Further origin uncertain, but hadot could have evolved from (h)adoux, (h)adoz, from adoub, from adouber, adober (to prepare), cognate with Italian addobbare (to souse fish or meat).[1]

The spelling is usually regarded as a diminutive in -ok (see -ock).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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haddock (plural haddock or haddocks)

  1. A marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: cadóg
  • Japanese: ハドック (hadokku)
  • Portuguese: hadoque
  • Scottish Gaelic: adag
  • Welsh: hadog

Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Weekley, Ernest (2013): An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English haddock.

Noun

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haddock m (plural haddocks)

  1. Alternative form of hadoque