plural trout also trouts
1
: any of various salmonid food and sport fishes that are mostly smaller than the typical salmons and are anadromous or restricted to cool clear fresh water:
a
: any of various Old or New World fishes (genera Salmo, Salvelinus, and Oncorhynchus) compare brown trout, rainbow trout
b
2
: any of various fishes (such as the largemouth bass) held to resemble the true trouts
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Guests will savor various foods and wine pairings such as crab cakes and Kosta Browne chardonnay, smoked duck breast and Duckhorn red wine, trout and Kosta Browne 2022 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir and braised short ribs and Kosta Browne Burgundy Series 2021 Beaune Premier Cru Pinot Noir.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Rock climbers can work their way through seven bouldering fields, and anglers can explore around 10 miles of wild trout streams.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Other dishes at brunch include more conventional but also puffy pancakes with French butter and maple syrup and Crab Benedict with crab cake, avocado, smoked trout roe and dill hollandaise.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Other animals, like the trout, had no option except to shelter in place.
—Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Rock climbers can work their way through seven bouldering fields, and anglers can explore around 10 miles of wild trout streams.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Other dishes at brunch include more conventional but also puffy pancakes with French butter and maple syrup and Crab Benedict with crab cake, avocado, smoked trout roe and dill hollandaise.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Other animals, like the trout, had no option except to shelter in place.
—Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
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trout
noun
plural trout also trouts
1
: any of various edible fishes that are mostly smaller than the related salmons, are restricted to cool clear fresh water or spend time at sea before returning to fresh water to breed, and are often speckled with dark colors
2
: any of various fishes that resemble the true trouts
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