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: any of several marine food fishes (as of the genera Merluccius and Urophycis) related to the Atlantic cod
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Stroll the gently meandering Monastery Road and finish with a pint of stout and a plate of fresh hake and chips at O'Dowd's Seafood Bar and Restaurant.
—James March, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
My pan-fried hake with mussels and bisque was deliciously balanced, even if somewhat upstaged by other tables' impressive skewers of seafood and sizeable mezze platters.
—Julia O'Driscoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 June 2024
For example, California sea lions forage in Pacific coastal waters from the Canadian border to Baja California and are accidentally caught by boats fishing for hake and halibut.
—Heather Welch, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2024
When cod is unavailable, substitute haddock, hake, cusk, tilapia, pollock, striped bass, or white sea bass.
—Julia Dowling Rutland, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of hake was
in the 14th century
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“Hake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hake. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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hake
noun
: any of several marine food fishes related to the cod
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