snoek

[ snook ]

/ snuk /

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noun, plural (especially collectively) snoek, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) snoeks.

a long, slender marine food fish, Thyrsites atun, of the family Gempylidae, of the southern oceans.

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Also called barracouta.

Origin of snoek

First recorded in 1790–1800; from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch snoec “pike, northern pike”

Words nearby snoek

SNOBOL, Sno-Cat, snockered, snod, Snodgrass, snoek, snoep, snog, Snohomish, snollygoster, snood

British Dictionary definitions for snoek

snoek

/ (snʊk) /

noun

a South African edible marine fish, Thyrsites atun

Word Origin for snoek

Afrikaans, from Dutch snoek pike

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