salmon Meaning & Definition
What Does Salmon Mean?
As a noun, salmon means One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers to spawn. It can also mean A meal or dish made from this fish. As an adjective, it means Having a pale pinkish-orange colour. As a verb, it means To ride a bicycle the wrong way down a one-way street.
Salmon in Brief
| Part of speech | noun, adjective, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ˈsæmən// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | salmon river, lax and salmon pink |
| Verb forms | salmons, salmoning, salmoned |
Salmon Definition (Noun)
- One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers to spawn.
grilled salmon
- A meal or dish made from this fish.
- A pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon.
salmon:
- The upper bricks in a kiln which receive the least heat.
- snout (tobacco; from salmon and trout)
- canned fish, usually mackerel.
Salmon as an Adjective
- Having a pale pinkish-orange colour.
Salmon as a Verb
- To ride a bicycle the wrong way down a one-way street.
Noun
- (plural salmons) A pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon.
Synonyms of Salmon
Salmon synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Salmon
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Salmon in a Sentence
grilled salmon
salmon paté
salmon steak
salmon:
Word Forms & Grammar
salmon (countable and uncountable, plural salmon or salmons)
salmon (not comparable)
salmon (third-person singular simple present salmons, present participle salmoning, simple past and past participle salmoned)
Words That Rhyme With Salmon
Origin of Salmon
Origin 1: From Middle English samoun, samon, saumon, from Anglo-Norman saumon, from Old French saumon, from Latin salmō, salmōn-. Widely displaced native Middle English lax, from Old English leax (whence modern dialectal lax). The unpronounced l was later inserted to make the word appear closer to its Latin root (compare words like debt, indict, receipt for the same spelling Latinizations).
Origin 2: The verb sense “ride a bicycle the wrong way down a one-way street” alludes to salmon swimming upstream against the flow of a river to spawn.
Salmon Pronunciation
You say salmon as //ˈsæmən//. It has 1 syllable.
Quick Answers About Salmon
Is salmon a noun or an adjective?
Salmon is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as an adjective and a verb.
What is another word for salmon?
Words with a similar meaning to salmon include salmon river, lax and salmon pink. See the full list of salmon synonyms and antonyms.
What is the past tense of salmon?
The past tense of salmon is salmoned. The present participle is salmoning.