"kabeljou" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑːbəljaʊ/ Forms: kabeljous [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans kabeljou, from Dutch kabeljauw (“cod”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|kabeljou}} Afrikaans kabeljou, {{der|en|nl|kabeljauw||cod}} Dutch kabeljauw (“cod”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kabeljou (plural kabeljous)
  1. (South Africa) A type of fish from southern Africa, Argyrosomus coronus. Wikipedia link: Argyrosomus Tags: South-Africa Categories (lifeform): Croakers Synonyms: dusky kob, giant kob (english: occasionally spelled cob), not to be confused with the squaretail kob (taxonomic: Argyrosomus thorpei), daga salmon

Inflected forms

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