snoek

[ snook ]

noun

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

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

snoek

/ snʊk /

noun

1. a South African edible marine fish, Thyrsites atun

Word History and Origins

Origin of snoek¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of snoek¹

Afrikaans, from Dutch snoek pike

Example Sentences

When the migratory snoek moved away for months, only returning a few weeks ago, he said he earned nothing.

From US News

The fishing spines are that of the most eaten fish here in the Cape, named snoek.

From BBC

“The fact of the matter is that the Malay vote is a power just here, and it would be about as easy to uproot Table Mountain itself as the diabolical snoek trumpet under discussion.”

From Project Gutenberg

The long, thin silver snoek fish is one of South Africa's traditional foods and a main source of income for the town of Lambert's Bay.

From US News

Once sold, the snoek is handed over to an assembly line of cleaners.

From US News