lavaret

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UK/ˈlæv.ə.ɹɪt/

noun

A European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus, found in the mountain lakes of Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland, and in the archipelago in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland.

OriginFrench lavaret ← Late Latin levaricinus →
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Meanings

nounlavaret (countable and uncountable, plural lavarets)

plural lavarets

  1. countableuncountablebiologyA European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus, found in the mountain lakes of Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland, and in the archipelago in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland.

Origin

  1. Late Latinlevaricinus
  2. Frenchlavaret
  3. Englishlavaret

From French lavaret, from Late Latin levaricinus.

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Translations

Dutch grote marene
  • grote mareneCoregonus laveretus
Finnish siika
  • siikaCoregonus laveretus
German Lavaret
  • LavaretCoregonus laveretus
Portuguese lavareto
  • lavaretoCoregonus laveretus
Russian обыкновенный сиг
  • обыкновенный сиг (obyknovennyj sig)Coregonus laveretus
Spanish lavareto, farra
  • lavaretoCoregonus laveretus
  • farraCoregonus laveretus

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Lavaterlarvate
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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