noun

salmon

salmon

We ate smoked salmon for breakfast.

We ate smoked salmon for breakfast.

A large salmon swam up the river.

A large salmon swam up the river.

((salmon)) ((uncountable)) salmon We ate smoked salmon for breakfast.

((a salmon)) ((countable)) a salmon A large salmon swam up the river.

Synonyms: trout, cod

From Latin 'salmo', possibly from 'salire' (to leap), referring to the fish's leaping.

Remember the 'l' is silent. It's pronounced 'SA-mon', not 'SAL-mon'.

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