troute

Middle English

Alternative forms

• trought, troughte, trouȝt, trouhte, trowȝte, trowt, trowte, trowyt, trught, trute, trwght, tryotht

Etymology

From Old English truht and Old French truite, both from Late Latin tructa, possibly from Ancient Greek τρώκτης (trṓktēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtruːt(ə)/, /ˈtruxt(ə)/, /ˈtruːxt(ə)/

Noun

troute (plural troutes)

1. trout (certain fish of the genus Salmo)
2. The flesh of such fish.

Descendants

• English: trout
• Scots: trout, troot

References

• “trǒut, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.