smoked salmon
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- noun
- /smoʊkt ˈsælmən/
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salmón ahumado
- On special occasions, we often serve smoked salmon as an appetizer with capers and lemon.
- sliced smoked salmon
- smoked salmon with cream cheese
- smoked salmon and caviar
I started eating food that I wouldn't really eat a lot, like smoked salmon or kimchi.
- I started eating food that I wouldn't really eat a lot, like smoked salmon or kimchi.
- And I had shrimu cheese boards along with smoked salmon, which was donated by one of the guests there.
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All we ever do these days is nibble a plate of smoked salmon and drink a glass of fizzy water.
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If I'm eating breakfast, which is usually on the weekends, I love a good smoked salmon scramble.
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Quite like the traditional smoked salmon breakfast.
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Listen, then, do you like smoked salmon?
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So, I thought a day in the country... along with my famous smoked salmon would help turn things around.
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Do you want cream cheese, smoked salmon?
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We have coffee and Danish, some smoked salmon.
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Good smoked salmon and excellent vodka!
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I started eating food that I wouldn't really eat a lot, like smoked salmon or kimchi.
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You might try prosciutto, smoked salmon, or sushi.
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Synonyms
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Thin slices of salty, lightly smoked salmon often served on a bagel
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Salmon that people salt and smoke to keep and add flavor
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'salmon that has been cured and flavored by smoking' is directly and compositionally derived from 'smoked' (cured with smoke) + 'salmon' (the fish), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE meaning. This adjective + noun food description follows a common and cross-linguistically familiar pattern, making it immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
The food name smoked salmon comes from the old method of hanging salmon over a wood fire so the smoke would keep it safe to eat and give it a strong taste. That's why today smoked salmon means 'salmon that has been kept and flavored by smoke', often sliced thin and served cold.