haring

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English

Verb

haring

  1. present participle and gerund of hare

Dutch

Clupea harengus

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hârinc, from Old Dutch *hāring, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring.

Pronunciation

Noun

haring m (plural haringen, diminutive harinkje n)

  1. Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)
  2. (generally) a clupeid fish, any fish of the family Clupeidae
    Hypernym: haringachtige
  3. a tent peg
    Synonym: tentharing

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: haring
  • Negerhollands: heriṅ
  • Caribbean Hindustani: eleng
  • Papiamentu: hering

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