fishhook

(Inglés)

Noun

1. A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.
2. (slang) A jack (type of playing card).

Verb

1. (transitive) To impale with a fishhook.
2. (intransitive) To bend back on itself like a fishhook.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: fisch-hook

Heredado de inglés antiguo: *fischōc

Cognado con neerlandés: vishaak

In summary

From Middle English fisch-hook, from Old English *fischōc (“fishhook”), equivalent to fish + hook. Cognate with Dutch vishaak (“fishhook”). In the sense of a jack (playing card), refers to the shape of the letter J on the card.

Conceptos

anzuelo

🪝

hamo

edulcorante

cebo

instrumento para pescar

Sinónimos

hook

🪝

fishing gear

crotchet

fish hook

dig

fishing

🎣

gaff

hand

✋

angle

lure

needle

stool pigeon

teeth

🦷

tooth

🦷

animal food

bird’s beak

hand of bananas

bait

barbed hook

decoy