assous, noun
/aˈsəʊs/
- Origin:
- Afrikaans, DutchShow more Afrikaans, unknown; thought by some to be an adaptation of Dutch ansjovis anchovy.
spiering.
1902 J.D.F. Gilchrist in Trans. of S. Afr. Philos. Soc. XI. iv. 224 (Pettman)We have hitherto considered names for which derivations can be suggested...There are a few..for which no plausible derivation can be discovered. These are bafaro, assous, zeverrim.
1949 J.L.B. Smith Sea Fishes of Sn Afr. 325Atherina Breviceps Cuvier. Silverside. Assous or Spierintje (Cape). Whitebait (Knysna)...Body transparent, difficult to see in the water.
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