Definitions

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  • noun The common name of a popular South African eating fish; Genypterus capensis .

Etymologies

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From Afrikaans kingklip ("king rock fish"), from Dutch koningklipvisch

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Examples

  • Bokhara Indian restaurant just a few blocks away, offered the best breaded, spicy kingklip dish I had ever tasted.

    Wining and Dining in South Africa's Cape Winelands: 2007

  • A light fish lunch of perfectly prepared kingklip, a moist, stuffed chicken breast filled with mushroom mousse and pancetta, or a platter of juicy oysters followed by a crisp mesclun salad, the inexpensive and fantastic dishes were just what one needed to take full advantage of nearby wineries.

    Wining and Dining in South Africa's Cape Winelands: 2007

  • Siebert said the highest number of queries for a single species was for kingklip (744), which is on the orange list.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

  • The levy for longline-caught kingklip will rise from R187,50 to

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2001

  • The starter is a salmon and kingklip terrine, served with traditional

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • About 80 percent of the affected trawlers are long liners that target hake and kingklip.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1999

  • Karoo lamb or fillet of kingklip, with a dessert of chocolate cup filled with spiced cream and the best of Cape wines on hand to wash down the food.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • Not to forget that former State President Mr F W de Klerk, nothwithstanding the grilled kingklip on a bed of seared vegetables with a hint of vegetables, had been part of this great unifying process.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1994

  • Commenting on the marine environment, the report said severe declines in three key fish species -- pilchard, hake and kingklip

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1992

  • One kilogram of slow-roasted beef ribs, or grilled kingklip and dessert for R99.

    Muti 2010

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