Complete Definition of "hake"

English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪk|-eɪk

Noun
hake (plural hake)

  1. One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake is M. vulgaris; the American silver hake or whiting is M. bilinearis. Two American species (Phycis chuss and P. tenius) are important food fishes, and are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also squirrel hake, and codling.
  2. A drying shed, as for unburned tile.

Translations
trans-top|fish
trans-mid
Russian: �ек /�'ek/ m
Spanish: merluza
trans-bottom

trans-top|shed
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Verb
to hake

  1. To loiter; to sneak.

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
Category:Fish

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