salmão

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese salmon, from Latin salmō.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sawˈmɐ̃w̃/ [saʊ̯ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /salˈmɐ̃w̃/ [saɫˈmɐ̃w̃]

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: sal‧mão

Noun

salmão m (plural salmões)

1. salmon (fish)
2. salmon (a pale pinkish-orange colour)

Derived terms

• salmão-atlântico

Further reading

• “salmão”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “salmão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026