horsmakreel

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From hors +‎ makreel, very likely a calque of English horse mackerel.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɔrs.maːˌkreːl/
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  • Hyphenation: hors‧ma‧kreel

Noun[edit]

horsmakreel m (plural horsmakrelen)

  1. scad, Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) [from late 19th c.]
    Synonym: marsbanker