esguín

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque izokin (“salmon”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *esoxs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈɡin/ [ezˈɣ̞ĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: es‧guín

Noun

esguín m (plural esguines)

1. a salmon fry that has not yet left the river

See also

• alevín/alevino
• salmón

 

Further reading

• “esguín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16