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torgoch

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈtɒrˌɡox/

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noun

Meaning 1

A saibling, a fish of species (Salvelinus alpinus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Wales

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh torgoch (literally “red-belly”), from Latin coccum (“kermes berry, scarlet”), from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “scarletberry”)