hake

noun

ˈhāk

: any of several marine food fishes (as of the genera Merluccius and Urophycis) related to the Atlantic cod

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web There’s also a wealth of fine seafood on offer here, from the Peterhead hake and halibut at Marine Troon’s restaurant, The Rabbit, to the abundant platters at Scotts, a popular restaurant with glass walls that overlook Troon harbor. —

Sarah Gillespie, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2023 Another new source for the seven fishes feast is the SoPo Seafood market in South Portland, Maine, which has assembled a dinner kit fresh from Maine consisting of 12 oysters, a pound each of lobster meat and sea scallops, two pounds each of hake and monkfish, plus smoked salmon and seaweed salad. —

Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2022 The big fish on the boat was a 7-pound hake. —

Dan Radel, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2021 Roasted hake with stinging nettle broth, grilled kale and black garlic aioli. —

Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022 Beneath the pastry, Porter has packed a rich, buttery roux with smoked haddock, hake, cod, mackerel and herbs. —

Anabel Dean, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023 In February 2019, the 60-meter-long South Korean fishing vessel Oyang 77 slipped into Argentinian waters and deployed its trawl nets, hauling in more than 140 tons of hake, skate, and squid. —

Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 2 Nov. 2022 There was a wider availability of fish suitable for baby seabirds to eat, like haddock, various kinds of of hake, and in some regions, Atlantic herring. —

Dharna Noor, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Oct. 2022 Some had as many as a half-dozen tiny, shiny hake hanging from their sharp beaks. —

David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 See More

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