samoun

English

Etymology 1

Noun

samoun

  1. Obsolete form of salmon.

Etymology 2

Noun

samoun (uncountable)

  1. A kind of unleavened Iraqi bread consumed in the Middle East.
    • 2007 October 22, Alissa J. Rubin, “Confusion on Deaths After Fighting in Sadr City”, in New York Times[1]:
      “I was holding the samoun in my arms in a big bag,” said Ali Saiedi, adding that he was taking the bread home for his eight siblings and his parents.

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman saumon, from Latin salmōnem, accusative of salmō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːˈmuːn/, /ˈsaːmuːn/, /saˈmuːn/, /ˈsamun/, /ˈsamən/, /sau̯ˈmuːn/, /ˈsau̯mun/

Noun

samoun (plural samoun or samownes)

  1. salmon (or its flesh)

Descendants

  • English: salmon
    • Burmese: ဆယ်လမွန် (hcaila.mwan)
    • Hebrew: סַלְמוֹן (sálmon)
    • Hindi: सामन (sāman)
    • Japanese: サーモン (sāmon)
    • Maori: hāmana
  • Scots: saumon, sawmon
  • Yola: zamoon

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