Spanish word

trucha

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtɾutʃa/

Meaning

  • feminine nountrout

Example

Me encanta la trucha con limón.

I love trout with lemon.

Illustration for trucha (trout)

More examples

¿Quieres probar la trucha al horno que hice?

Would you like to try the oven-baked trout I made?

Core concept

Speckled freshwater fish with delicate pinkish flesh.

Common phrases

  • trucha al horno

    oven-baked trout

  • trucha con limón

    trout with lemon

  • ensalada de trucha

    trout salad

Similar words

pez: Aquatic vertebrate that lives in water, breathes with gills, and swims with fins.
pescado: It is fish sold or cooked as food for people.
salmón: It is a large, fatty food fish found in rivers or the sea and prized for its oily meat.

Definition in Spanish

Designa varios peces de agua dulce comestibles, especialmente apreciados por su carne fina y ligeramente grasosa.

Word origin

The Spanish word derives from Latin trutta and is cognate with French truite and Italian trota.

Usage tips

  • Menus and fishmongers often list a cooking method with trucha (for example trucha a la plancha or trucha frita), which indicates how it is served.

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