salmon
Translation
salmon
Examples
I had smoked salmon for breakfast.
I had smoked salmon for breakfast.
Wild salmon swim upstream to spawn.
Wild salmon swim upstream to spawn.
Grammar Patterns
salmon (uncountable) the flesh of the fish as food I had smoked salmon for breakfast.
salmon (countable, plural salmon) the fish itself Wild salmon swim upstream to spawn.
Similar Words
Synonyms: trout, cod (other types of fish)
Etymology
From Latin 'salmo', possibly from 'salire' meaning 'to leap', referring to the fish's habit of leaping up waterfalls.
Memory Tips
The 'l' is silent. It sounds like 'sam-on'. Remember the fish leaping up rivers.