brook trout

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [broo k trout]
- /brʊk traʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [broo k trout]
- /brʊk traʊt/

Definitions of brook trout words

noun brook trout a North American freshwater trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, introduced in Europe and valued as a food and game fish 3
noun brook trout a mottled stream trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) of North America 3
noun brook trout Also called speckled trout. a common trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, of eastern North America. 1
abbreviation BROOK TROUT brown trout. 1
noun brook trout fish 1

See all 5 definitions of brook trout

Information block about the term

Origin of brook trout

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1830-40

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Brook trout

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Brook trout

brook trout popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

brook trout usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer