hassar

English

Etymology

From Arawak asa.[1][2]

Noun

hassar (plural hassars)

  1. Hoplosternum littorale, an edible South American catfish.

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References
  1. “hassar” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
  2. Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra, The Hassar, an Armoured Tropical Fish, in Fish: Food from the Waters, edited by Harlan Walker, page 220: "hassar - is the Guyanese name [...]. Allsopp's Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage (OUP 1996) defines the word hassar as a derivative of the Arawak asa, meaning 'a small highly-prized edible fish'.

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