voshaai etymology

Dutch word voshaai comes from Dutch vos, Dutch haai (Greedy person. Shark.)

Detailed word origin of voshaai

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
vos Dutch (nld) A crafty, ingenious person. Fox. Fox fur. Horse with red or red-brown fur. Red fox specifically.
haai Dutch (nld) Greedy person. Shark.
voshaai Dutch (nld) Any shark of the family Alopiidae. Common thresher, Alopias vulpinus.