What Does Salmon Mean?

Salmon is the common name for several species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. Other fish in the same family include trout, char, grayling, and whitefish. Salmon are native to tributaries of the North Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.

What does salmon mean in slang?

(Cockney rhyming slang) Snout (tobacco; from salmon and trout)

Do you pronounce the L in salmon?

Apparently, a couple of centuries ago, the word salmon was spelled samoun in the English language. ... In Latin, the word for fish is salmo, and the L is pronounced. Even though the English word spelling changed from samoun to salmon, the pronunciation stayed the same, making the L silent.