English Explanatory Dictionary

minke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Ellipsis of minke whale.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪŋki/

Word forms

minke minkes

Etymology

From Norwegian minkehval, allegedly after a crew member of the Norwegian whaling pioneer Svend Foyn (1809–1894), named Meincke, who mistook a pod of minkes for blue whales.

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