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matjes herring definition

mat·jes herring (mät′yəs)

a reddish herring, filleted and served or packed usually in a spiced wine sauce

Etymology: < Du maatjesharing, altered < MDu medykens hering, lit., maiden herring (because prepared from herrings that have never spawned

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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