Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhsk]
- /kʌsk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuhsk]
- /kʌsk/
Definitions of cusk word
- noun cusk a gadoid food fish, Brosmius brosme, of northern coastal waters, having a single long dorsal fin 3
- noun cusk a large, edible gadoid fish (Brosme brosme) found in the N Atlantic 3
- noun cusk burbot 3
- noun plural cusk an edible marine fish, Brosme brosme, of North Atlantic coastal waters. 1
- noun plural cusk the burbot. 1
- noun cusk A marine cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, Brosme brosme. 1
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Origin of cusk
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20, Americanism; probably variant of tusk kind of fish < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian tosk, variant of torsk, cognate with Old Norse thorskr codfish
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Parts of speech for Cusk
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cusk popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.