klipfish

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noun

Sun-dried salted cod, especially [Atlantic] cod and especially that exported from Norway.

“Near-synonym: salt cod (sometimes hypernymous)”

Similar
salt cod
OriginNorwegian Bokmål klippfisk →
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Meanings

klipfish1

nounklipfish (countable and uncountable, plural klipfishes)

plural klipfishes · alternative clipfish

  1. countableuncountableSun-dried salted cod, especially [Atlantic] cod and especially that exported from Norway.

    Near-synonym: salt cod (sometimes hypernymous)

    Synonyms: salt cod

klipfish2

nounklipfish (countable and uncountable, plural klipfishes)

plural klipfishes · alternative clipfish

  1. countableuncountableA fish of any of certain genera in the family Clinidae.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSun-dried salted cod, especially [Atlantic] cod and especially that exported from Norway.

Similar
salt cod
Also see
salt cod

Origin

  1. Norwegian Bokmålklippfisk
  2. Englishklipfish

From Norwegian Bokmål klippfisk (with adaptation to fish), meaning "rock fish", named for being dried on rocks; more there.

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Chicago

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