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soon hock

soon hock noun: synonym of marbled goby (“Oxyeleotris marmorata”).

Noun

soon hock (uncountable)

  1. (Singapore) Synonym of marbled goby (“Oxyeleotris marmorata”).
    Synonyms:
    marbled goby

Synonyms of soon hock

Origin of soon hock

From Cantonese 筍殼 /笋壳 (seon² hok³) and Hakka 筍殼 /笋壳 (sun³ hog⁵).

Questions about soon hock

What does soon hock mean?
Soon hock means synonym of marbled goby (“Oxyeleotris marmorata”).
What part of speech is soon hock?
Soon hock is a noun.

Words near soon hock in the dictionary

  1. Sooloos
  2. sools
  3. soon
  4. soon as
  5. soon enough
  6. soon hock
  7. soon kueh
  8. soon kway
  9. soon to follow
  10. soon-to-be
  11. soon-to-wed

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