Spanish word

salmón

Pronunciation

IPA/salˈmon/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsalmon

Example

¿Quieres probar este salmón?

Do you want to try this salmon?

Illustration for salmón (salmon)

More examples

El salmón ahumado va bien con limón.

Smoked salmon goes well with lemon.

Core concept

Pink, oily fish fillet.

Common phrases

  • filete de salmón

    salmon fillet

  • salmón ahumado

    smoked salmon

  • salmón a la plancha

    grilled salmon

Similar words

pescado: Fish caught or sold for eating.
pez: Fish living in water.
atún: Large saltwater fish with dark red flesh, commonly eaten.
trucha: Freshwater fish with pale-pink flesh, commonly eaten.

Definition in Spanish

Pez de carne de color rosado y su carne, muy usados en platos fríos y calientes.

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin salmo through Old French saumon into Spanish, the word names the fish and its pink edible flesh.

Usage tips

  • The written accent on salmón marks stress on the final syllable, and in the phrase color salmón it refers to a pink shade so context distinguishes food from color.

Other meanings

  • salmon pinknoun

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