סלמון

Hebrew

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin salmō.

Pronunciation

Noun

סַלְמוֹן • (sálmon) m (plural indefinite סַלְמוֹנִים, singular construct סַלְמוֹן־, plural construct סַלְמוֹנֵי־)

  1. (zoology) 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)
  2. (uncountable) Salmon: the flesh of fish of any of these species, as food.
  3. (countable) A salmon: an individual member of any of these species.

Synonyms

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “סַלְמוֹן”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 448a
  • “סלמון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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