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