Added 9 October 2026
turbot
/ˈtɜːbət/ noun
In Latin: rhombus Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about turbot at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Any member of the species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.
- Any of various other flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae that are found in marine or brackish waters.
- A triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen).
Origin
From Middle English turbot, turbut, from Anglo-Norman turbut, Old French turbot, torbot, from Old Swedish tornbut, from törn (“thorn”) + but (“butt, flatfish”).
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