cusk en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kʊsk/ (Northern-England)
- /kʌsk/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Early 17th century; of unknown origin. Probably an alteration of torsk or tusk, a codlike fish, from Norwegian tosk, torsk; Old Norse thorskr, codfish.
Meanings
-
A codlike saltwater fish in the family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.
He suggested cusk, because he knew they would have it. She had never heard of cusk. “Doesn't it sound exotic!” she said. “Exotic indeed!” he laughed, and almost told her what a humdrum fish it really was, but stopped himself.
1999, Lucy Honig, The Truly Needy And Other Stories, University of Pittsburgh Press, →ISBN, page 89:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cusks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
pollock · whiting · haddock · cod · ling · hake
Deriveds
Hypernyms
fish · animal · gadid · creature · organism · vertebrate · lotid · gadiform
Synonyms
brosmius · torsk · brismak · tusk · moonfish
Translations (15)
nb brosme (cod-like fish) · is keila (cod-like fish) · non brosma (cod-like fish) · fo brosma (cod-like fish) · fi keila (cod-like fish) · hu norvég menyhal (cod-like fish) · es brosmio (cod-like fish) · de Lumb (cod-like fish) · da brosme (cod-like fish) · et brosme (cod-like fish) · bg меньок (cod-like fish) · sv lubb (cod-like fish) · ru менёк (cod-like fish) · nn brosme (cod-like fish) · pl brosma (cod-like fish)