Home › Words › K › kabeljoukabeljou/ˈkɑːbəljaʊ/kabeljou means A type of fish from southern Africa, Argyrosomus coronus.kabeljou is pronounced /ˈkɑːbəljaʊ/.EtymologyBorrowed from Afrikaans kabeljou, from Dutch kabeljauw (“cod”).nounA type of fish from southern Africa, Argyrosomus coronus.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.barracouta 58% match — A snoek, any of species Thyrsites atun of foodfish. vs kabeljou →codfish 58% match — A cod (any of various fish, especially the Atlantic cod). vs kabeljou →corvina 58% match — Any of various fish, including Cilus gilberti, Larimichthys polyactis, and members of the genera Cynoscion and Isopisthus. vs kabeljou →bokkom 57% match — Salted dried fish (normally mullet), a traditional delicacy of the West Coast of South Africa. vs kabeljou →yellowfish 56% match — Certain species of the genus Labeobarbus of mid-sized ray-finned fish. vs kabeljou →cobia 56% match — A perciform marine fish of species Rachycentron canadum. vs kabeljou →crevalle 55% match — A fish, the cavally or jurel. vs kabeljou →jurel 54% match — The jack, edible fish of the genera Caranx or Trachurus. vs kabeljou →