schelvis

From Middle Dutch schelvisch, from Old Dutch scelvisc. Analyzable as schel (“peel”) +‎ vis (“fish”), the former being a dated variant of schil. The name is due either to the relatively large scales or to the layered meat of the fish. Compare German Schellfisch.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxɛl.vɪs/

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• Hyphenation: schel‧vis

schelvis m (plural schelvissen, diminutive schelvisje n)

1. The marine fish species Melanogrammus aeglefinus (haddock).
2. The fish species Sebastes norvegicus (rosefish, redfish, bergylt, Norway haddock)

• schelvisachtige m
• schelvisduivel m
• schelvisoog n
• schelvispekel m