Phrase guide

brown trout

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A nonmigratory freshwater trout of species Salmo trutta, with dark spotted skin, native to Europe and Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brown, brownie

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: salmon trout, Salmo trutta

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: trout

Narrower terms: sea trout

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կարմրախայտ (karmraxayt) — species of freshwater trout
  • Old Armenian: կարմրախայտ (karmraxayt) — species of freshwater trout
  • Asturian: trucha — species of freshwater trout
  • Catalan: truita — species of freshwater trout
  • Esperanto: bruna truto — species of freshwater trout
  • Faroese: síl — species of freshwater trout
  • Faroese: eyrriði — species of freshwater trout
  • Faroese: eyrriða — species of freshwater trout
  • Faroese: egriði — species of freshwater trout
  • Faroese: egriða — species of freshwater trout
  • Finnish: taimen — species of freshwater trout
  • Finnish: järvitaimen (morpha lacustris) — species of freshwater trout
  • Finnish: purotaimen (morpha fario) — species of freshwater trout
  • Finnish: tammukka — species of freshwater trout
  • Finnish: tonko — species of freshwater trout
  • French: truite fario — species of freshwater trout
  • German: Europäische Forelle — species of freshwater trout
  • Hungarian: sebes pisztráng — species of freshwater trout
  • Irish: breac donn — species of freshwater trout
  • Kalmyk: тул (tul) — species of freshwater trout
  • Latvian: taimiņš — species of freshwater trout
  • Northern Mansi: а̄лн (āln) — species of freshwater trout
  • Polish: troć jeziorowa — species of freshwater trout
  • Polish: troć jeziorna — species of freshwater trout
  • Portuguese: truta-marisca — species of freshwater trout
  • Russian: ку́мжа (kúmža) — species of freshwater trout
  • Scottish Gaelic: breac — species of freshwater trout
  • Swedish: öring — species of freshwater trout
  • Turkish: dere alabalığı — species of freshwater trout
  • Turkish: kahverengi alabalık — species of freshwater trout
  • Welsh: brithyll — species of freshwater trout