lavaret

/ˈlæv.ə.ɹɪt/

LÆV · ə · ɹɪt (3 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

A European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus, found in the mountain lakes of Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland, and in the archipelago in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland.

Etymology

From French lavaret, from Late Latin levaricinus.