smelt

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
  2. noun small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters
  3. verb extract (metals) by heating

Etymology

From Middle English smelt, from Old English smelt, from Proto-West Germanic *smelt, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaz.

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