Meaning of Salmon | Babel Free

Definitions

1. 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.
   countable, uncountable
2. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
3. The father of Boaz by Rahab; the son of Nahshon (biblical figure).
4. A meal or dish made from this fish.
   countable, uncountable
5. A placename
   countable, uncountable
6. A city, the county seat of Lemhi County, Idaho, United States, situated on the Salmon River, after which it was probably named.
   countable, uncountable
7. A pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon.
   countable, uncountable
8. Ellipsis of Salmon River.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
9. The upper bricks in a kiln which receive the least heat.
   countable, uncountable
10. snout (tobacco; from salmon and trout)
    Cockney, countable, slang, uncountable
11. canned fish, usually mackerel.
    Sri-Lanka, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“grilled salmon”

“salmon paté”

“salmon steak”

“Got any salmon?”

“Tinned mackerel is confusingly called ‘salmon’ in Sri Lanka. So this dish, in Sinhalese, is salmon hodi, or salmon in gravy. Now that I think on it, all tinned fish in Sri Lanka is called salmon.”

“With a thick gravy made up of onions, tomatoes, spices, and coconut milk this Sri Lankan salmon curry might breathe new life to those canned mackerels on your shelf.”

“We manufacture canned markerel fish (salmon)”

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