haddock

had-dock · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A silvery-gray fish of the cod family, found in the North Atlantic and important as a food fish.

  2. 2.

    The flesh of this fish used as food.

Forms

plural: haddock

Related words

See also: cod, fish, seafood
Synonyms: whitefish

Etymology

From Middle English haddok, of uncertain origin, possibly from Old French hadot or related to Norwegian haddik.