Nova salmon
- noun
- /ˈnoʊvə ˈsælmən/
- US
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salmón Nova
- The chef prefers using Nova salmon because of its milder, less salty taste.
Examples
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She ordered a bagel topped with Nova salmon and cream cheese for breakfast.
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At the deli, you can choose between lox and Nova salmon for your sandwich.
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I love to eat Nova salmon on my bagels.
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Have you tried Nova salmon with cream cheese?
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At the deli, you can choose between lox and Nova salmon for your sandwich.
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She ordered a bagel topped with Nova salmon and cream cheese for breakfast.
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The chef prefers using Nova salmon because of its milder, less salty taste.
Synonyms
13
1.9
Thin cold slices of salmon that are salted and cooked over wood
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8.2
Thin slices of salty, lightly smoked salmon often served on a bagel
Thin slices of salmon people keep in salt and sugar that taste less salty and are often eaten on bagels
A salt-cured salmon that has less salt than usual and sometimes tastes a little sweet
A type of salmon lightly cured in salt water, usually less salty and sometimes made with sugar
A mild salmon kept in salt water and often a little sweet
How Salty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Nova + salmon
The headword 'Nova' is a culinary/provenance label or proper name rather than a transparent adjective describing the fish, so knowing 'salmon' only tells a learner it's a type of fish but not that it is brine-cured with reduced salt. The specific preparation and flavor implications are cultural/lexical knowledge rather than compositional meaning, so the overall sense is not predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Nova salmon may come from Nova Scotia, where fish makers cured the fish with less salt, sometimes adding sugar, instead of heavy salting. That's why Nova salmon now means a 'milder' or 'less salty' kind of salmon.