grindkval

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Etymology

Calque of Faroese grindahvalur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɡrɪn(d)ˌkvaːl/, /²ɡrɪn(d)ˌkvaːɽ/

Noun

grindkval m (definite singular grindkvalen, indefinite plural grindkvalar, definite plural grindkvalane)

  1. a pilot whale, specifically long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas
    • 1923, Hans Reynolds, Færøyarne - hjaa gamalt norskt folk:
      Men for Færøyingen er det ein Beste-Rett, og han stundar etter Grindkvalen, som mesta kvart Aaret i Juli og August søkjer under Land i Flokketal, i hundradvis […]
      But for the Faroe Islanders it is a delicacy, and they long for the pilot whale, which nearly every year in July and August, comes close to land in herds, in their hundreds

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