"kelt" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɛlt/ Forms: kelts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlt Head templates: {{en-noun}} kelt (plural kelts)
  1. A thin, recently spawned iteroparous salmon. Categories (lifeform): Salmonids Translations (recently spawned Atlantic salmon): salmón zancado [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-kelt-en-noun-WOXuI810 Disambiguation of Salmonids: 27 40 33 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 32 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kɛlt/ Forms: kelts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlt Head templates: {{en-noun}} kelt (plural kelts)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of kilt. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: kilt Categories (lifeform): Salmonids
    Sense id: en-kelt-en-noun--zV3s6PC Disambiguation of Salmonids: 27 40 33 Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 52 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 32 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /kɛlt/
Rhymes: -ɛlt Etymology: Compare Icelandic kult (“quilt”). Etymology templates: {{cog|is|kult||quilt}} Icelandic kult (“quilt”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} kelt
  1. (Scotland) Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool. Tags: Scotland Categories (lifeform): Salmonids
    Sense id: en-kelt-en-noun-P1~O34lY Disambiguation of Salmonids: 27 40 33 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 32 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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