haddock

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haddock^¹

/ˈhædək/

Rhymes with -ædək

Where it comes from

From Middle English haddok. Compare Anglo-Norman hadoc from Old French hadot, probably from an English source. Further origin uncertain, but hadot could have evolved from (h)adoux, (h)adoz, from adoub, from adouber, adober (“to prepare”), cognate with Italian addobbare (“to souse fish or meat”).

The spelling is usually regarded as a diminutive in -ok (see -ock).

noun haddock · haddocks

A saltwater fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish.

Haddock^²

proper noun Haddocks

A surname.

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noun marine fish

Español	eglefino
日本語	ハドック hadokku
中文	黑線鱈 /黑线鳕 hēixiànxuě
Português	hadoque, haddock, eglefim, arinca
Français	aiglefin, églefin
Deutsch	Schellfisch
Italiano	eglefino, asinello, haddock
Ελληνικά	βακαλάος vakaláos
Română	eglefin
Русский	пи́кша píkša
العربية	سمك الحدوق, سمك القد

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@misc{haddock_2026,
  title = {haddock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/haddock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}