Phrase guide

rock salmon

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rŏk′ săm′ən
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹɒk ˈsam.ən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹɔːk-/ older
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈsæm.ən/ conservative
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˌɹɑk ˈsæm.ən/
  • General-American: /ˌɹɔk ˈsæm.ən/ without the cot–caught merger
  • Canada: /ˌɹɒk ˈsæm.ən/
  • Australian: /ˌɹɔk ˈsæm.ən/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌɹɒk ˈsɛm.ən/
  • Scotland: /ˌɹɔk ˈsam.ən/
  • India: /ˌɾɔk ˈsam.on/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The flesh of any of several species of small sharks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rock eel

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any of several coarse fishes (such as dogfish or wolffish) when used as food

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fish

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.