salmone

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /salˈmo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: sal‧mó‧ne

Etymology 1

Probably an augmentative of salma (“corpse”), in the figurative sense of “burden”.

Noun

salmone m (plural salmoni)

  1. (nautical) a type of ballast

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin salmōnem.

Noun

salmone m (plural salmoni)

  1. salmon, especially the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
    Hyponyms: salmone argentato, salmone del Danubio, salmone dell'Atlantico, salmone giapponese, salmone keta, salmone reale, salmone rosa, salmone rosso
  2. (uncountable) salmon (color)
Derived terms

Adjective

salmone (invariable)

  1. salmon (having a pale pinkish-orange colour/color)
Derived terms

Further reading

  • salmone1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • salmone2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Noun

salmōne

  1. ablative singular of salmō
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