grilse

A young salmon after its first return from the sea.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɹɪls/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: grills

Cognate with Scots: grils

Cognate with English: grawl

Cognate with Scots: grawl

In summary

From Middle English grills, grilles, of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots grils, grissill, girls (“young salmon”). Compare English grawl, Scots grawl, graulse (“young salmon, grilse”).

Synonyms

hooknose

kelt

parr

salmon

smolt

blueback

coho

coho salmon

cohoe

hoopid salmon

Translations

σολομάκι

Lachs

σολομός ηλικίας 4 ετών

saumon

salmone

salmone del renq

salmone di un anno

salmone giovane

Oncorhynchus kisutch

kelt

parr

Łosoś

smolt

salmão

salmão-europeu