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smolt en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/smɒlt/ (UK)
/sməʊlt/ (UK)
/smoʊlt/ (US)

Etymology

Probably an alteration of smelt, due to smolt (“smooth”).

Meanings

A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
smolts	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

presmolt · smoltification

Translations (3)

pl smolt (young salmon) · fi smoltti (young salmon) · ga gealóg (bhradáin) (young salmon)