torgoch

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/ˈtɒrˌɡox/

noun

A saibling, a fish of species (Salvelinus alpinus).

OriginWelsh torgoch ← Latin coccum ← Ancient Greek κόκκος →
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Meanings

nountorgoch (plural torgochs)

plural torgochs

  1. WalesA saibling, a fish of species (Salvelinus alpinus).

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκόκκος“scarletberry”
  2. Latincoccum“kermes berry, scarlet”
  3. Welshtorgoch
  4. Englishtorgoch

Borrowed from Welsh torgoch (literally “red-belly”), from Latin coccum (“kermes berry, scarlet”), from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “scarletberry”)

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