parr

Betekenis (Engels)

Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.

Sinonieme

baby

👶

brandling

calf

cub

grilse

kelt

kitten

par

pink

salmon

young

Vertalings

سلمون

Lachs

μικρός σολομός

saumon

salmone

salmone del renq

salmone di un anno

salmone giovane

salmão

salmão-europeu

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/pɑː(ɹ)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Skotse Gallies: bradan

In summary

Compare Scottish Gaelic bradan (“salmon”).
For the salmon life stage, the word originates from the Middle English parren (“to enclose”), referring to the spots running along the side of the fish, resembling the bars of a fence.