torsk

Etymology

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Noun

torsk (plural torsks)

1. An edible fish, Brosme brosme, also called cusk.

Anagrams

• Korts, skort, stork

Etymology

From Old Norse þorskr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔːrsk/, [tˢɒːsɡ̊]

Noun

torsk c (singular definite torsken, plural indefinite torsk)

1. cod, codfish
2. (pejorative) ass, fool

Etymology

From Old Norse þorskr, þoskr.

Noun

torsk m (definite singular torsken, indefinite plural torsker, definite plural torskene)

1. a cod

References

• “torsk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse þorskr, þoskr.

Noun

torsk m (definite singular torsken, indefinite plural torskar, definite plural torskane)

1. a cod

References

• “torsk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Swedish þorsker, from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

torsk c

1. a cod
2. (slang) a person who visits prostitutes; a john
3. (medicine) candidiasis, a fungal infection

References

• torsk in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)