Etymology from the Latin salmo meaning "leaper". Pronunciation SAMPA: /'/ IPA: /'sæmən/ Noun one of several species of fish of the Salmonidae family. a yellowish pink colour, the colour of cooked salmon. See also Wikipedia: salmon Translations Breton: eog m -ed pl (1) Czech: losos m Dutch: zalm m (1), zalmkleur (2) French: saumon m (1) German: Lachs m (1) Indonesian: salmon Interlingua: salmon (1 ,2) Italian: salmone m (1) Japanese: 鮭 (さけ, sake; しゃけ, shake) Latin: Portuguese: salmão m (1, 2) Romanian: somon m (1) Spanish: salmón m (1,2), arrebol (2) Adjective containing salmon. having a yellowish pink color. Translations Dutch: zalmkleurig French: German: lachsfarben (2), lachs (2) Interlingua: de salmon (1), de color salmon (2) Latin: Portuguese: de salmão (1), salmão m & f (2) Spanish: Related words See Appendix:Colours