trout

English

/tɹaʊt/, /tɹʌʊt/

noun
Definitions
  • Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
  • (British) An objectionable elderly woman.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English troute inherited from Old English truht (trout) derived from Old French truite derived from Latin tructa derived from Ancient Greek τρώκτης (nibbler) derived from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (rub, turn, twist, bore, drill, rub by twisting, pierce, rub by turning, twisting, turnVerb, rub by twistVerb), *terh₁- (rub, turn, twist, bore, drill, rub by twisting, pierce, rub by turning, twisting, turnVerb, rub by twistVerb).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*terh₁-

Gloss

rub, turn, twist, bore, drill, rub by twisting, pierce, rub by turning, twisting, turnVerb, rub by twistVerb

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