salmon
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.
Noun 4 meanings
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.
The upper bricks in a kiln which receive the least heat.
Adjective 1 meaning
Having a pale pinkish-orange colour.
Etymology
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).
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SALMON at a glance
SALMON has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (S 1 + A 1 + L 1 + M 3 + O 1 + N 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,946 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with salmon
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