spekesild

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From speke (“to salt-cure, preserve by salting/drying/smoking”) +‎ sild (“herring”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk spekesild, Danish spegesild and Swedish spekesill (“salt-cured herring”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspeː.kəˌsɪl/ Rhymes: -ɪl Hyphenation: spe‧ke‧sild === Noun === spekesild f or m (definite singular spekesilda or spekesilden, indefinite plural spekesilder, definite plural spekesildene) herring preserved with salt; salted herring Synonym: saltsild (figuratively) a thin, skinny person ==== Related terms ==== spekemakrell (“salt-cured mackerel”) spekemat (“salt-cured food”) === References === “spekesild” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “spekesild” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).