Complete Definition of "salmon"

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English

Pronunciation
AHD|s�'m�n, IPA|/�sæm�n/, SAMPA|/"s{m@n/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æm�n|-æm�n

Etymology
L. salmo, "leaper".

Noun
English irregular plurals
en-noun|s|pl2=salmon

  1. italbrac|plural salmon One of several species of fish of the Salmonidae family.
  2. italbrac|plural salmons A yellowish pink colour, the colour of cooked salmon.

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Synonyms
(colour): salmon pink

Translations
trans-top|fish
Aleut: adgayux, sa-yak
Arabic: ARchar|ح�ت س���ا� unicode|(ħūt sulaim�n)
Bosnian: t-|bs|losos|m
Catalan: salmó m
Chinese: ��鱼 (s�nwényú); 鮭�, �鱼 (guīyú)
Croatian: t-|hr|losos|m
Czech: t-|cs|losos|m
Danish: t-|da|laks
Dutch: t+|nl|zalm|m
Estonian: lõhe
Faroese: t-|fo|laksur|m|xs=Faroese
Finnish: t+|fi|lohi
French: t+|fr|saumon|m
German: t+|de|Lachs|m
Hungarian: lazac
Icelandic: t+|is|lax|m
Interlingua: salmon
Italian: t-|it|salmone|m
Japanese: ���� (s�mon), 鮭 (��, sake; ���, shake)
trans-mid
Korean: �� (yeon-eo)
Latin: t-|la|salmo|m
Latvian: t-|lv|lasis|m|xs=Latvian
Lithuanian: t-|lt|lašisa|f|xs=Lithuanian
Northern Sami: luossa
Norwegian: t-|no|laks|m
Old English: t-|ang|leax|xs=Old English
Polish: t+|pl|�oso�|m
Portuguese: salmão m
Russian: ло�о�� (losós�) m, ��мга (s'ómga) f
Romanian: somon m
Serbian:

Skolt Sami: luõss
Slovene: t+|sl|losos|m
Spanish: salmón m
Swedish: t+|sv|lax
Turkish: somon
Welsh: eog
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trans-top|colour
Catalan: salmó m
Czech: lososová f
Dutch: zalmkleur f
Finnish: lohenpunainen
Icelandic: laxbleikur litur m
Interlingua: salmon
trans-mid
Polish: �ososiowy m
Portuguese: salmão m
Spanish: salmón m
Turkish: somon
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ttbc|Basque: izokin
ttbc|Breton: eog m -ed p (1)
ttbc|Indonesian: salmon
ttbc|Lithuanian: lašiša f
ttbc|Central Sierra Miwok: kó�somu-

Adjective
en-adj|-

  1. Of food, made with salmon.
  2. colour Having a yellowish pink colour

Translations
trans-top|made with salmon
Dutch: zalm-
Finnish: lohi-, lohi|lohesta
German: Lachs-
trans-mid
Interlingua: de salmon
Norwegian: lakse-
Portuguese: de salmão
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trans-top|colour
Dutch: zalmkleurig, zalmkleurige
Finnish: lohenpunainen
German: lachsfarben
Icelandic: laxbleikur m, laxbleik f, laxbleikt n
trans-mid
Interlingua: de color salmon
Polish: �ososiowy m
Portuguese: salmão
Spanish: asalmonado m, asalmonada f
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ttbc|Basque: izokinezko (1), izokin koloreko (2)
ttbc|Catalan: salmonat m (2), salmonada f (2)
ttbc|Polish: �ososiowy m, �ososiowa f, �ososiowe n (1), �ososiowy (kolor) m (2)

Derived terms
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Atlantic salmon
blueback salmon
chinook salmon
chum salmon
coho salmon
humpback salmon
king salmon
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kokanee salmon
Nova Scotia salmon
pink salmon
quinnat salmon
red salmon
rock salmon
salmon ladder
mid3
salmon leap
salmon trout
salmonberry
salmonid
silver salmon
smoked salmon
spring salmon

Related terms
samlet

See also
top3
alevin
anadromous
arctic char
blackfish
coarse fish
gravlax
mid3
grilse
kelt
kipper
lox
parr
mid3
redfish
smolt
sockeye
trout
yolk fry
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Revision and Credits for"salmon"
  • 2007-11-27 22:02 - Sewnmouthsecret - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/69.125.215.8|69.125.215.8]] ([[User_talk:69.125.215.8|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Tbot|Tbot]]

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