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chinook salmon

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, the largest species in the Pacific salmon group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of chinook salmon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 3

large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chinook, king salmon, quinnat salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: salmon

4

noun

Meaning 4

pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chinook, king salmon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: salmon

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: łukʼeceʼe — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Chinese Mandarin: 帝王鮭 /帝王鲑 (dìwáng guī) — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Chinook: ikwanat — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Chinook Jargon: equan'nat — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Deg Xinag: ggath — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Dutch: chinookzalm — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Dutch: quinnat — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Finnish: kuningaslohi — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • French: quinnat — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • German: Königslachs — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • German: Quinnat — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Hungarian: királylazac — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Itelmen: чʼувай — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Itelmen: чʼучʼу — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Japanese: 鱒の介 (masu no suke) — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Klallam: kwítšn — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Polish: czawycza — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Portuguese: salmão-real — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Portuguese: salmão-rei — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Russian: чавы́ча (čavýča) — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Spanish: salmón real — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Squamish: kwu7s — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Tlingit: t'á — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Ukrainian: чави́ча (čavýča) — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha