perlemoenn.

Brit.

/ˈpəːləmʊn/, U.S.

/ˈpərləmʊn/, South African English

/ˈpɛːləmʊn/,

/ˈpɜːləmʊn/

Inflections: Plural perlemoens, unchanged.

Forms: 1800s paarl lemoen, 1900s– perlemoen, 1900s– perel-lemoen, 1900s– perel-le-moen, 1900s– perl-lemoen.

Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans perlemoen.

Etymology: < Afrikaans perlemoen, either alteration by folk etymology (after pêrel pearl n.¹ and lemoen orange (see lemon n.¹)) of †perlemoer ( < Dutch parelmoer (also paarlemoer , perlemoer ) mother-of-pearl (see mother pearl n.)), or perhaps < Dutch regional parlemoen, peerlemoen, perelmoen, variants of parelmoer (see above).The form paarlmoer (probably reflecting a South African Dutch form) is recorded earlier in an English context:1853 L. Pappe Synopsis Edible Fishes Cape Good Hope 12 Amongst the mollusca, none are more eagerly caught, and none have such a deserved reputation as Haliotis Midae Lin. (Klipkous; Sea-ear), and a species of Stomatia (Paarlmoer). O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the pronunciation as (pɒ̄rləmu·n) /pɜːrləˈmʊn/. Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Historical Princ. (1996) records also the variants paarlemoen, perelomen.

South African.

An edible South African abalone, esp. Haliotis midae. Cf. klipkous n.

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ormer1637

sea-ear1681

Norman shell1703

klipkous1731

paua1846

abalone1850

Venus's ear1859

awabi1889

perlemoen1891

1891 H. J. Duckitt Hilda's ‘Where is it?’ of Recipes 164 The Paarl Lemoen, or Klip Kous (‘Stone-stocking’), a species of shellfish found on many parts of the South African coast.

1919 M. M. Steyn Diary 3 If you wanted ‘klipkous’ or ‘perl-lemoen’, they were procurable seaward, at very low tides.

1946 L. G. Green So Few are Free 52 A rarer delicacy is the perel-le-moen or klipkous, largest of all the Cape shellfish.

1950 Cape Times 5 July 14/3 I have already mentioned having enjoyed a perlemoen dish out at Blaauwberg.

1970 G. Croudace Scarlet Bikini ii. 14 Perlemoen was said to have the effect of oysters upon the human libido.

1991 Cape Times 3 Apr. Most of South Africa's seafood delights—crayfish and perlemoen—are finding their way on to foreign plates.

2002 National Geographic Aug. 10/2 Baby abalones, or perlemoen (after the Dutch word for mother-of-pearl), hide beneath them to escape the attention of predators.

2015 M. Poland Keeper v. 50 When he was older Hannes learned to dive alone, to pry the perlemoens from the rocks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perlemoen
释义	perlemoenn. Brit. /ˈpəːləmʊn/, U.S. /ˈpərləmʊn/, South African English /ˈpɛːləmʊn/, /ˈpɜːləmʊn/ Inflections: Plural perlemoens, unchanged. Forms: 1800s paarl lemoen, 1900s– perlemoen, 1900s– perel-lemoen, 1900s– perel-le-moen, 1900s– perl-lemoen. Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans perlemoen. Etymology: < Afrikaans perlemoen, either alteration by folk etymology (after pêrel pearl n.¹ and lemoen orange (see lemon n.¹)) of †perlemoer ( < Dutch parelmoer (also paarlemoer , perlemoer ) mother-of-pearl (see mother pearl n.)), or perhaps < Dutch regional parlemoen, peerlemoen, perelmoen, variants of parelmoer (see above).The form paarlmoer (probably reflecting a South African Dutch form) is recorded earlier in an English context:1853 L. Pappe Synopsis Edible Fishes Cape Good Hope 12 Amongst the mollusca, none are more eagerly caught, and none have such a deserved reputation as Haliotis Midae Lin. (Klipkous; Sea-ear), and a species of Stomatia (Paarlmoer). O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the pronunciation as (pɒ̄rləmu·n) /pɜːrləˈmʊn/. Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Historical Princ. (1996) records also the variants paarlemoen, perelomen. South African. An edible South African abalone, esp. Haliotis midae. Cf. klipkous n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > superorder Branchifera > order Prosobranchiata > section Holostomata > genus Haliotis > member of ormer1637 sea-ear1681 Norman shell1703 klipkous1731 paua1846 abalone1850 Venus's ear1859 awabi1889 perlemoen1891 1891 H. J. Duckitt Hilda's ‘Where is it?’ of Recipes 164 The Paarl Lemoen, or Klip Kous (‘Stone-stocking’), a species of shellfish found on many parts of the South African coast. 1919 M. M. Steyn Diary 3 If you wanted ‘klipkous’ or ‘perl-lemoen’, they were procurable seaward, at very low tides. 1946 L. G. Green So Few are Free 52 A rarer delicacy is the perel-le-moen or klipkous, largest of all the Cape shellfish. 1950 Cape Times 5 July 14/3 I have already mentioned having enjoyed a perlemoen dish out at Blaauwberg. 1970 G. Croudace Scarlet Bikini ii. 14 Perlemoen was said to have the effect of oysters upon the human libido. 1991 Cape Times 3 Apr. Most of South Africa's seafood delights—crayfish and perlemoen—are finding their way on to foreign plates. 2002 National Geographic Aug. 10/2 Baby abalones, or perlemoen (after the Dutch word for mother-of-pearl), hide beneath them to escape the attention of predators. 2015 M. Poland Keeper v. 50 When he was older Hannes learned to dive alone, to pry the perlemoens from the rocks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1891
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