salmon

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sal·mon [salmon salmons] BrE [ˈsæmən] NAmE [ˈsæmən] noun countable, uncountable (pl. sal·mon)
a large fish with silver skin and pink flesh that is used for food. Salmon live in the sea but swim up rivers to lay their eggs
•a whole salmon
•smoked salmon
•wild and farmed salmon
•Scotland's wild salmon population is in danger of being overwhelmed by the farmed variety.

Word Origin:
Middle English samoun, from Anglo-Norman French saumoun, from Latin salmo, salmon-. The spelling with -l- is influenced by Latin.

Example Bank:
•a salmon-pink shirt

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pink-orange, pinkish-orange, Salmon, Salmon River