haring

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English[edit]

Verb[edit]

haring

  1. present participle and gerund of hare

Dutch[edit]

Clupea harengus

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

haring m (plural haringen, diminutive harinkje n)

  1. The 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[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

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