kelt

K5E1L1T1
/kɛlt/

noun

A thin, recently spawned iteroparous salmon.

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Meanings

kelt1

nounkelt (plural kelts)

plural kelts

  1. A thin, recently spawned iteroparous salmon.

kelt2

nounkelt (plural kelts)

plural kelts

  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of kilt.

    I know fine hoo a kelt should be pit on, though I'm no Highlander mysel'

    1895, “Sketches from Scotland”, in Punch

kelt3

noun
  1. ScotlandCloth with the nap, generally of native black wool.

    ye've a very raggit kelt on

    1725, Allan Ramsay, The Gentle Shepherd

Kelt4

nounKelt (plural Kelts)

plural Kelts

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of Celt.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times

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Origin

Compare Icelandic kult (“quilt”).

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Translations

Spanish salmón zancado
  • salmón zancadorecently spawned Atlantic salmon

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kelt

feltbeltwelteltspeltceltpeltsmeltdeltsvelteveldgeltScheldtunfeltbagel beltClarke beltfull peltswelt
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Cite this entry
APA

kelt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kelt

MLA

“kelt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kelt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kelt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kelt.

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