horsmakreel

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From hors +‎ makreel, very likely a calque of English horse mackerel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɔrs.maːˌkreːl/
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  • Hyphenation: hors‧ma‧kreel

Noun

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horsmakreel m (plural horsmakrelen)

  1. scad, Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) [from late 19th c.]
    Synonym: marsbanker