salmon
noun
[ ˈsamən ]
• a large edible fish that is a popular sporting fish, much prized for its pink flesh. Salmon mature in the sea but migrate to freshwater streams to spawn.
• any of a number of fishes resembling the salmon.
• a pale pink colour.
• "cotton checked throw in cream and salmon pink"
Origin:
Middle English samoun, from Anglo-Norman French saumoun, from Latin salmo, salmon- . The spelling with -l- is influenced by Latin.
