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)

1. (nautical) a type of ballast

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin salmōnem.

un salmone – a salmon

Noun

salmone m (plural salmoni)

1. 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

2. (uncountable) salmon (color)

Adjective

salmone (invariable)

1. 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

1. ablative singular of salmō