turbot

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English turbot, turbut, from Anglo-Norman turbut, Old French turbot, torbot, from Old Swedish tornbut, from törn (“thorn”) + but (“butt, flatfish”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɜːbət/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɝbət/ === Noun === turbot (plural turbot or turbots) Any of species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe. Synonyms: sea pheasant, turbit Any of various other flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae that are found in marine or brackish waters. A triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === turbot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Scophthalmidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Scophthalmidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Catalan == === Alternative forms === turbó === Etymology === Borrowed from French turbot. === Noun === turbot m (plural turbots) turbot Synonyms: rèmol empetxinat, rèvola === Further reading === “turbot”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French [Term?], from Old Swedish törnbut, from törn (“thorn”) + but (“butt”). The name may have arisen because the fish has an appearance similar to a stump. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tyʁ.bo/ === Noun === turbot m (plural turbots) turbot ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: turbot → English: turbot === Further reading === “turbot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French turbot. === Noun === turbot m (plural turbots) (Jersey) turbot == Polish == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtur.bɔt/ Rhymes: -urbɔt Syllabification: tur‧bot === Noun === turbot m animal turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) Synonym: skarp ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “turbot”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)