zeesnoek
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Compound of zee (“sea”) + snoek (“pike”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
zeesnoek m (plural zeesnoeken)
- European barracuda, Sphyraena sphyraena
- snoek, any barracuda
- Synonym: barracuda
- (obsolete) European hake, Merluccius merluccius
- Synonyms: gewone heek, heek
- (dated) Used for certain other marine fish resembling the pike.