hake

heɪk

Definition

Definition of hake - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

gadoid fish

TECH.

any gadoid food fish of the genus Merluccius

TECH.

The European hake is found in the Atlantic Ocean.

codfish

whiting

fish

TECH.

any North American fish of the genus Urophycis

TECH.

The white hake is common in the Gulf of Maine.

codling

whiting

marine

Rare

the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod

Rare

The restaurant served grilled hake with vegetables.

cod

whiting

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any gadoid food fish of the genus Merluccius
any North American fish of the genus Urophycis
the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod

Expressions with hake

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silver hake

marine fish called Merluccius bilinearis found along Atlantic North America

Silver hake is common along the Atlantic coast of North America.

Origin of hake

Middle English, hake (hook)

Examples of hake in a sentence

The chef prepared a delicious hake dish.
Fishermen caught a large hake off the coast.
Hake is often used in seafood dishes.
Hake is often used in fish and chips.
The market had fresh hake on display.

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French:merlu, merluchon, ...
German:Seehecht, Weißer Seehecht, ...
Italian:nasello, pesce nasello, ...
Spanish:merluza, pescadilla, ...
Portuguese:pescada, pescada-branca, ...
Chinese:海鳕, 北美鳕鱼, ...
Japanese:メルルーサ, ウロフィシス, ...
Arabic:هَيْك, هَاك, ...
Hebrew:הֵייק, דַּג הוּרוֹפִיסִיס, ...
Russian:мерлуза, хек, ...
Ukrainian:хек, ...
Hindi:हेक मछली, हैक, ...
Bengali:হেক, উত্তর আমেরিকান হেক, ...
Catalan:lluç, peix Urophycis, ...
Czech:štikozubec, ryba rodu Urophycis, ...
Danish:kulmule, lykke, ...
Dutch:heek, Urophycis, ...
Greek:μερλούκιος, μπακαλιάρος, ...
Hungarian:hekk, Urophycis-tőkehal, ...
Khmer:ត្រីហេក, ត្រីសមុទ្រក្នុងពូជអ៊ុយរ៉ូហ្វីស៊ីស, ...
Korean:헤이크, 북미산 물고기, ...
Persian:ماهی هیک, ماهی سفید, ...
Polish:morszczuk, dorszowata, ...
Portuguese (BR):pescada, pescada-branca, ...
Romanian:merluciu, pește Urophycis, ...
Swedish:kummel, fisk, ...
Thai:ปลากะตัก, ปลาเฮก, ...
Turkish:mezgit, balık eti, ...
Vietnamese:cá hake, cá tuyết, ...

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