salm ‧ on /ˈsæmən/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: salmun , from Latin salmo ]
1 . ( plural salmon ) [countable] a large fish with silver skin and pink flesh that lives in the sea but swims up rivers to lay its eggs
2 . [uncountable] this fish eaten as food
fresh/smoked salmon
3 . [uncountable] a pink-orange colour