sockeye
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- noun
- /ˈsɑːkaɪ/
- US
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salmón rojo
- Because we use the sticks over an open pit for our sockeye...
- sockeye salmon
- red sockeye
- wild sockeye
Examples
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The chef prepared a delicious dish using fresh sockeye salmon, which is known for its rich flavor and vibrant color.
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"Koko and Yum Yum turned up their well-bred noses at anything less than top-grade red sockeye salmon."
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At the market, I decided to buy some sockeye salmon because of its high quality and reputation among seafood lovers.
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During the summer, many fishermen catch sockeye salmon as it returns to the rivers to spawn, making it a popular choice for grilling.
Synonyms
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Pink meat from the fish that people cook and eat
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A type of salmon that lives only in lakes in North America
The fatty red flesh of a Pacific salmon eaten as food
The fatty red flesh of a sockeye salmon used for food
A small salmon with red flesh from northern Pacific rivers, often eaten and dying after laying eggs
Compounds
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A salmon from north Pacific rivers with red flesh whose adults die after spawning
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sockeye comes from a Native Pacific word suk-kegh meaning 'red fish', and cooks use the name for the salmon's red, edible flesh. That's why sockeye often means the rich, red meat of this Pacific salmon used in food.