kabeljou

noun

ka·​bel·​jou

variants or less commonly kabeljau or kabeljauw

ˈkäbəlˌyau̇,

ˈkab-

plural -s

: a large South African sciaenid food fish (Johnius hololepidotus) having a liver extremely rich in vitamin A that is closely related to and sometimes held identical with the European maigre

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans kabeljou, from Dutch kabeljauw cod

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