salmon Definition

salmon
noun salmon, salmons

1. Any of various medium-sized to large silvery streamlined fish that migrate to freshwater rivers and streams in order to spawn, highly prized as a food and game fish.
2. Any closely related fish, or one that resembles it superficially.
3. The edible reddish-orange flesh of this fish, highly prized as food.
4. An orange-pink colour.

Form: salmon pink (also)

adj

1. Salmon-coloured.

Example: a salmon jumper

Etymology: 13c: from French saumon, from Latin salmo, from salire to leap.