hassar
English
Etymology
From Arawak asa.[1][2]
Noun
hassar (plural hassars)
- Hoplosternum littorale, an edible South American catfish.
Alternative forms
- hassa
References
- “hassar” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- 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'.
Anagrams
- harass