togue
9.9
A fish that lives in northern lakes and is like a lake trout
- noun
- /ˈtoʊɡ/
- US
:
trucha de lago
- While fishing at the lake, Robert felt a strong tug on his line and reeled in a hefty togue.
Examples
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"You've caught a big togue, Robert.
Fiction book (2002) -
"Robert has caught a huge fish on his birthday, a record togue.
Fiction book (2002) -
On their fishing trip, they were excited to catch a large togue in the clear lake.
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The local fishermen often talk about the best techniques for catching togue during the summer months.
Synonyms
1
3.4
A large freshwater fish like a salmon found in cold northern lakes and caught for food and sport
is a regional alternative common name for the same fish
9.9
A large fish like a trout that lives in cold northern lakes
is the everyday common name rather than the formal Latin label
Surface Forms
Etymology
Togue probably comes from Canadian French or an Indigenous language of North America and became a local name for a lake fish. So togue simply means 'lake trout', the freshwater trout people catch in northern lakes.