Main Entry:

trout

Pronunciation:

\ˈtrau̇t\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural trout also trouts

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English trūht, from Late Latin trocta, tructa, a fish with sharp teeth, from Greek trōktēs, literally, gnawer, from trōgein to gnaw — more at troglodyte

Date:

before 12th century

1: any of various salmonid food and sport fishes that are mostly smaller than the typical salmons and are anadromous or restricted to cool clear freshwater: a: any of various Old or New World fishes (genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus) — compare brown trout, rainbow trout b: ¹char 2: any of various fishes (as the largemouth bass) held to resemble the true trouts