esguín

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque izokin (“salmon”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *esoxs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈɡin/ [ezˈɣ̞ĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: es‧guín

Noun

esguín m (plural esguines)

1. a salmon fry that has not yet left the river

See also

• alevín, alevino
• salmón

Further reading

• “esguín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10