finnock

noun

fin·​nock

variants or less commonly finnoc

ˈfinək

plural -s

: a European sea trout: such as

a

: a pale or whitish Scottish sea trout

b

: a young or grilse sea trout

Word History

Etymology

Scottish Gaelic fionnag whiting, from fionn white; akin to Old Irish find white, Welsh gwyn, Cornish guyn, Breton gwenn white, Latin vidēre to see

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