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parr^¹

/pɑː(ɹ)/

Sounds like par, Parr, pa (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Compare Scottish Gaelic bradan (“salmon”).

For the salmon life stage, the word originates from the Middle English parren (“to enclose”), referring to the spots running along the side of the fish, resembling the bars of a fence.

noun parrs · parr

countable, uncountable Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.

Parr^²

proper noun

A surname.
A suburb, ward and historic township in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ5395).
An unincorporated community in Union Township, Jasper County, Indiana, United States.
An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: skegger, samlet, hart, bar, barre, para, fukuda, barr, pink, gravelling, sparling, smolt, fingerling, presmolt, hepper, salmon peel

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noun young salmon

Français	tacon, saumoneau

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@misc{parr_2026,
  title = {parr},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parr},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}