French word

saumon

Pronunciation

IPA/somɔ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsalmon

Example

Je mange du saumon ce soir.

I'm eating salmon tonight.

Illustration for saumon (salmon)

More examples

J'ai acheté du saumon fumé pour l'apéritif.

I bought smoked salmon for the aperitif.

Core concept

A pink-fleshed fish that moves between the sea and rivers and also appears as food.

Common phrases

  • du saumon

    salmon

  • saumon fumé

    smoked salmon

  • filet de saumon

    salmon fillet

Similar words

poisson: A water-dwelling fish, including kinds commonly eaten by people.
thon: A large marine fish eaten raw as sashimi or preserved in cans.
truite: A small or medium-sized freshwater fish used as food.

Definition in French

Poisson des salmonidés à chair rosée, qui migre entre la mer et les rivières et est couramment consommé.

Word origin

French saumon comes through Old French from Latin salmo, genitive salmonis, the inherited name for the fish.

Usage tips

  • As a food noun, saumon is usually masculine and takes the partitive du in Je mange du saumon.

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