Food / A1

SAM-uh-n/ˈsæmən/

Salmon is a large pink fish, eaten fresh, smoked, or from a tin. Often uncountable as food: some salmon, a piece of salmon, a salmon steak; countable for the animal: a salmon, salmon (same plural). Silent l: /ˈsæmən/. Tuna is also a fish but is usually paler from a tin; prawns are smaller shellfish. Mix-up: salmon vs sermon (a talk in church) — different word.

Meaning

A large pink fish, eaten as food (silent l).

Examples

• “We had salmon for dinner.”
• “The salmon is still pink in the middle — cook it more.”
• “Wild salmon swam up the river.”

Good to know

food: some salmon (uncountable). Animal: a salmon. Silent l. Contrast: tuna, prawn. Mix-up: sermon.

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