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samlet

Pronunciation: /ˈsamlət/

The English word “samlet” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A young salmon.

Etymology

Either a contraction of salmon + -let or a modification of earlier salmonet either on that basis or with dissimilation of /mn/ (as in chimley, a common dialectal form of chimney).

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