coho

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kəʊhəʊ/ X-SAMPA: /k@Uh@U/
• Rhymes: -əʊhəʊ

Etymology

The earlier spelling "cohose" was re-interpreted as a plural form (for a similar development, see pea). From Halkomelem.

Noun

coho (plural cohos)

1. An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.

Synonyms

• blue jack
• coho salmon
• cohoe
• silver salmon

Translations

Oncorhynchus kisutch

• Finnish: hopealohi (fi)
• German: Silberlachs m

• Tlingit: lʼook

See also

• Coho salmon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Coho salmon
• Oncorhynchus kisutch on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Oncorhynchus kisutch
• Category:Oncorhynchus kisutch on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons: Category:Oncorhynchus kisutch

Anagrams

• choo

References

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Latin

Noun

cohō

1. dative singular of cohum
2. ablative singular of cohum