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perlemoen

/ ˈpɛələˌmʊn /

noun

  1. another name for abalone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of perlemoen1

from Afrikaans, from Dutch paarlemoer mother of pearl
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Example Sentences

He grew up diving for the abalone that South Africans call perlemoen — or, affectionately, “perly” — in the rocky coves.

Known locally as perlemoen, abalone plays an important ecological role.

From Reuters

Three of them pulled on tattered wet suits as the fourth kept watch; a few minutes later, they splashed into the frigid water with snorkels and began hunting for “perlemoen,” the Afrikaans term for abalone, derived from “mother-of-pearl,” for the shell’s inner sheen.

Three of them pulled on tattered wet suits as the fourth kept watch; a few minutes later, they splashed into the frigid water with snorkels and began hunting for “perlemoen,” the Afrikaans term for abalone, derived from “mother-of-pearl,” for the shell’s inner sheen.

They were cooking and drying the delicacy, known locally as "perlemoen".

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