trout
nounUK /traʊt/
US /traʊt/
A trout is a fish that lives in rivers and lakes.
We saw a speckled trout swimming in the clear stream.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Any of various freshwater or anadromous food and game fishes of the salmon family.
The lake is stocked with rainbow trout every spring.
3. A foolish or contemptible person (informal, archaic).
Don't be such an old trout about it.
4. The flesh of a trout used as food.
We had grilled trout with lemon for dinner.
5. A trout-colored shade, often a silvery or yellowish brown.
The walls were painted a soft trout hue.