Phrase guide

rainbow trout

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss, that has black spots and a pink streak running along the body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, usually

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The fish as food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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3

noun

Meaning 3

found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower California to Alaska

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Salmo gairdneri

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: trout

4

noun

Meaning 4

flesh of Pacific trout that migrate from salt to fresh water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: trout

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abenaki: namakw — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Bulgarian: дъгова пъстърва (dǎgova pǎstǎrva) — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Catalan: truita irisada — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Cherokee: ᏧᎶᎸᏗ ᎠᏣᏗ (tsulolvdi atsadi) — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Cherokee: ᏧᏂᎶᎸᏗ (tsunilolvdi) — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 虹鱒 /虹鳟 (hóngzūn) — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Czech: pstruh duhový — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Danish: regnbueørred — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Dutch: regenboogforel — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Faroese: ælabogasíl — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Finnish: kirjolohi — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Finnish: sateenkaarirautu — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • French: truite arc-en-ciel — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Georgian: ცისარტყელასებრი კალმახი (cisarṭq̇elasebri ḳalmaxi) — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • German: Regenbogenforelle — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Greek: ιριδίζουσα πέστροφα (iridízousa péstrofa) — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Italian: trota salmonata — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Italian: trota iridea — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Italian: trota arcobaleno — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Japanese: 虹鱒 — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Japanese: ニジマス (nijimasu) — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Korean: 무지개송어 (mujigaesong'eo) — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Korean: 칠색송어 (chilsaeksong'eo) — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Latin: fario — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Luxembourgish: Reeboufrell — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Macedonian: калифорниска пастрмка (kaliforniska pastrmka) — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: regnbueørret — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: regnbogeaure — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Ojibwe: namegoshens — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Polish: pstrąg tęczowy — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Portuguese: truta arco-íris — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Russian: ра́дужная форе́ль (rádužnaja forɛ́lʹ) — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Russian: мики́жа (mikíža) — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Spanish: trucha arcoiris — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Swedish: regnbågsforell — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)
  • Turkish: gökkuşağı alabalığı — Oncorhynchus mykiss (countable)