n., pl. hake or hakes.

Any of various marine food fishes of the genera Merluccius and Urophycis, related to and resembling the cod.

[Middle English, possibly from Old English haca, hook (from the shape of its lower jaw).]

A white fish, Merluccius bilinearis.

[HAYK] Related to the cod, hake is a saltwater fish that makes its home in the Atlantic and northern Pacific Oceans. It's low in fat and has white, delicately flavored meat. Ranging in size from 1 to 8 pounds, hake is marketed whole or in fillets and steaks. It comes in fresh, frozen, smoked and salted forms. Hake may be prepared in any way suitable for cod. See also fish.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tørrestativ, kulmule (fisk)

Nederlands (Dutch)
droogrek voor stenen, ruif, Westatlantische gaffelkabeljauw, wijting

Français (French)
n. - colin, merlu, merluche, planche en bois (pour le séchage du fromage et du poisson)

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Zoo.) Seehecht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ζωολ.) μπακαλιάρος (του Ατλαντικού)
n. pl. - μπακαλιάροι (του Ατλαντικού)

Italiano (Italian)
nasello

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pescada (f) (Ictiol.), merluza (f) (Ictiol.)
n. pl. - peixes (m pl) da família Merlucciidae

Русский (Russian)
хек

Español (Spanish)
n. - merluza, marco de madera para secar queso o pescado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ram för torkning av ost
n. pl. - kummel (zool.)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
鳕鱼类

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鱈魚類

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 건조대

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 干し台, メルルーサ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إطار من الخشب يجفف فيه الآجر والجبنه ألخ, ضرب من السمك يشبه القد ولكن رأسه مسطح أو منبسط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זאב-הים (דג)‬

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