hake

/heɪk/
/heɪk/
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Other forms: hakes

Definitions of hake
  1. noun
    the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod
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    type of:
    fish
    the flesh of fish used as food
  2. noun
    any of several marine food fishes related to cod
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    types:
    Merluccius bilinearis, silver hake, whiting
    found off Atlantic coast of North America
    ling
    American hakes
    type of:
    gadoid, gadoid fish
    a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
Pronunciation
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/heɪk/
UK
/heɪk/
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