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trout

/tˈɹaʊt/TROWT
/tˈɹaʊt/TROWT

Meaninggnawer or fish

Common meaning: freshwater fish related to salmon

Journey through time

  1. Greektrōktēs‘gnawer or fish’source
  2. Latintructa‘trout’source
  3. Old Englishtruht‘trout’source
  4. Middle Englishtroute‘trout’source
  5. Englishtrout‘freshwater fish related to salmon’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek trōktēs ‘gnawer or fish’.

Roots

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