# burbot

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɜ(ɹ).bət/

## Definitions
1. A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French barbote, from Latin barba (“a beard”). Displaced native eelpout.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/burbot