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salmon

The correct spelling is salmon.

How to pronounce salmon

/ˈsɑmən/
noun

IPA: /ˈsɑmən/

Say it like: Sal-mon

The correct spelling is 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.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 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.
  2. 2.(plural salmons) A pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon.
  3. 3.The upper bricks in a kiln which receive the least heat.
  4. 4.Snout (tobacco; from salmon and trout)

verb

  1. 1.To ride a bicycle the wrong way down a one-way street.

adjective

  1. 1.Having a pale pinkish-orange colour.

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