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)
- (nautical) a type of ballast
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin salmōnem.
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un salmone – a salmon
Noun
salmone m (plural salmoni)
- 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
- (uncountable) salmon (color)
Adjective
salmone (invariable)
- salmon (having a pale pinkish-orange colour/color)
Derived terms
- salmonare
- salmone affumicato
- trota salmonata
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
Anagrams
- Anselmo, mensola
Latin
Noun
salmōne
- ablative singular of salmō