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blaasop

blaasop noun: any of several species of pufferfish found in South African waters.

Noun

blaasop (usually uncountable, plural blaasops)

  1. (usually) Any of several species of pufferfish found in South African waters.

Forms of blaasop

pluralblaasops

Origin of blaasop

Borrowed from Afrikaans blaasop (“blowfish”), ultimately from Dutch blaas op (“blow up”).

Questions about blaasop

What does blaasop mean?
Blaasop means any of several species of pufferfish found in South African waters.
What part of speech is blaasop?
Blaasop is a noun.
What is the plural of blaasop?
The plural of blaasop is blaasops.

Words near blaasop in the dictionary

  1. bla
  2. blaa
  3. Blaan
  4. blaanda bread
  5. blaas
  6. blaasop
  7. blaasops
  8. blaat
  9. blaauwbok
  10. blaauwboks
  11. blab

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