stokvis

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A form of stockfish — Cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.

OriginAfrikaans stokvis ← Dutch stokvis →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounstokvis (countable and uncountable, plural stokvises)

plural stokvises

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of stockfish (“shallow water Cape hake”).

Origin

  1. Dutchstokvis
  2. Afrikaansstokvis
  3. Englishstokvis

From Afrikaans stokvis, from Dutch stokvis.

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APA

stokvis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stokvis

MLA

“stokvis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stokvis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stokvis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stokvis.

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