Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kabeljou

/ˈkɑːbəljaʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ka-beljou
IPA: /ˈkɑːbəljaʊ/

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of fish from southern Africa, Argyrosomus coronus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans kabeljou, from Dutch kabeljauw (“cod”).

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: kabeljou, kabeljauw

Inflected Forms

kabeljous (plural)

Synonyms

dusky kob giant kob not to be confused with the squaretail kob daga salmon

Questions

How do you pronounce kabeljou?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑːbəljaʊ/.
What does kabeljou mean?: A type of fish from southern Africa, Argyrosomus coronus.
Where does kabeljou come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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