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Meaning of Fishhook | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈfɪʃˌhʊk

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية الخطّاف خطاف شص صنارة كلاب
Azərbaycanca çəngəl
Български кука
Bosanski ham udica кука удица
Català ham
Čeština háček
Cymraeg bach
Dansk krog
Deutsch Angel Angelhaken Fischhaken Haken
Ελληνικά αγκίστρι
Esperanto fiŝhoko
Español anzuelo hamo
Euskara amu
Français hameçon
Gaeilge duan
Hausa fatsa
עברית קֶרֶס קרס
Hrvatski ham udica кука удица
Magyar horog
Հայերեն կարթ
Bahasa Indonesia kail mata kail
Italiano amo
日本語 釣り針 釣り鉤
ქართული ანკესი კაუჭი
한국어 낚시 낚싯바늘
Kurdî akis amo amû
Latina hamus
Latviešu āķis
Te Reo Māori maka matau
Македонски јадица
മലയാളം ചൂണ്ട
Bahasa Melayu mata kail
Malti sunnara
Nederlands haak vishaak
Polski haczyk
Português anzol
Română cârlig
Shqip grep
Српски ham udica кука удица
Svenska krok metkrok
తెలుగు గాలం గాలము
ไทย เบ็ด
Tagalog bingwit
Türkçe iğne
Українська гак гачо́к крюк
Tiếng Việt lưỡi câu móc câu

Examples

“The two basic types of fishhooks are almost equally represented within the site, with composite fishhooks exhibiting only a slightly higher relative frequency than that of bentwoods.”
“Others sprint off and take position — their jackal ears fully erect, their fishhook tails twitching like flags in a stiff wind.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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