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smolt

/smɒlt/ UK
/sməʊlt/ UK
/smoʊlt/ US

Rhymes with -əʊlt, -ɒlt

Where it comes from

Probably an alteration of smelt, due to smolt (“smooth”).

noun smolts

A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.

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"smolt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/smolt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"smolt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/smolt.

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@misc{smolt_2026,
  title = {smolt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/smolt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}