chinook salmon
- noun
- /ʃɪˈnʊk ˈsælmən/
- US
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carne de salmón chinook
- The chef prepared grilled chinook salmon with a lemon-dill sauce for the special.
Examples
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We bought a fillet of chinook salmon at the local fish market.
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Fresh chinook salmon is highly sought after in gourmet restaurants.
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I love to eat chinook salmon for dinner.
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The chef prepared a delicious chinook salmon dish.
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Fresh chinook salmon is highly sought after in gourmet restaurants.
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The chef prepared grilled chinook salmon with a lemon-dill sauce for the special.
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We bought a fillet of chinook salmon at the local fish market.
Synonyms
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1.0
Pink meat from the fish that people cook and eat
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8.0
A large salmon from the Pacific Ocean often eaten as food
The pink or white flesh of a large Pacific fish used for food
A large Pacific salmon called king salmon that people eat and that lays eggs and then dies
A large Pacific fish eaten for its rich meat that lays eggs and then dies
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Morphology
This is a straightforward noun-noun compound where 'chinook' specifies the species and 'salmon' names the fish/meat; the meaning 'a type of salmon (the pink or white flesh of a large Pacific salmon)' is directly derivable from the constituents. Such species + noun compounds are compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.
Etymology
Chinook salmon: The name chinook salmon is also used for the pink or white 'flesh' of the fish because markets and cooks simply named the meat after the fish itself. So when you order chinook salmon, you are asking for the fish meat that comes from that large Pacific salmon.