salmon
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- noun
- /ˈsælmən/
:
salmón
- In Stockholm, taking advantage of a free hour, I bought a smoked salmon, an enormous one, dirt cheap.
- eat salmon
- smoked salmon
- wild salmon
Lunchtime, I'm starting with the mushroom soup and the salmon carp pacho and the baby salt pepper shakers are back.
- Lunchtime, I'm starting with the mushroom soup and the salmon carp pacho and the baby salt pepper shakers are back.
- Come on, Kristen, salmon and creamy Dijon chive sauce.
- I don't even salmon rice stuff.
- I know that I'll make a nice salmon and that I don't really like it as much.
Examples
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I am negotiating the price of some smoked salmon with a middle-aged stallkeeper who looks Mediterranean.
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Finally, she decided on a dish with salmon and wild rice.
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Do you want cream cheese, smoked salmon?
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I got the salmon Curry bowl and it was absolutely phenomenal.
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And I also wanted to show you a garlic lemon air fryer salmon with asparagus.
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And is the cold poached salmon in dill sauce tasty?
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The chef grilled the salmon to perfection and served it with a lemon slice.
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She prepared a delicious salad topped with smoked salmon and capers.
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For dinner, we had pan-seared salmon with roasted vegetables on the side.
Synonyms
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Meat from a water animal that people cook and eat
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Animals from the sea that people eat, like fish and shellfish
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Thin cold slices of salmon that are salted and cooked over wood
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A large salmon from the Pacific Ocean often eaten as food
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A small salmon from the Pacific Ocean often eaten for its tender flesh
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The red meat of a Pacific salmon eaten as food
The pink, fatty flesh of a small salmon that people eat as food
The fatty pink flesh of a small salmon eaten as food
Pink fatty meat from a small salmon often sold and eaten as food
The fatty red flesh of a Pacific salmon eaten as food
A small salmon from the northern Pacific with bright red flesh that dies after spawning
The fatty red flesh of a sockeye salmon used for food
Pink or white flesh of a large Pacific fish that people eat
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
Pink, fatty fish meat that people eat, often cooked or smoked
Salmon cured with a small amount of salt and sometimes sugar for a mild taste
A mild salmon kept in salt water and often a little sweet
Compounds
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A large fish that lives in the northern Atlantic and swims upriver to lay eggs
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A small firm white fish like dogfish that is often sold in British fish and chip shops
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A salmon from north Pacific rivers with red flesh whose adults die after spawning
- Australian
A fish from sandy areas of the Pacific and Indian oceans with a pointed snout for digging into sand
- Specialized
A small salmon from the northern Pacific with bright red flesh that dies after spawning
- Australian
A large freshwater fish from Australian rivers with a pink spot on each scale
A type of salmon lightly cured in salt water, usually less salty and sometimes made with sugar
- Archaic
A large Pacific fish eaten for its rich meat that lays eggs and then dies
- Specialized
An oil from salmon refined and sold in capsules or as a liquid for health
A small salmon with a shiny silver body that lives in the northern Pacific and the Great Lakes
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Salmon for the meat is simply the fish name used for food; that fish name comes from Latin salmo, linked to salire 'to leap' because the fish jump upstream. So when you eat salmon, the food is named after the jumping fish.