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coho

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈkəʊhəʊ/
  • US: /ˈkoʊhoʊ/
  • rhymes with -əʊhəʊ
  • CMU ARPABET: K OW1 HH OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1996, Committee on Protection and Management of Pacific Northwest Anadromous Salmonids, National Research Council, Upstream: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest, page 105, Overall, OCN coho constitute the largest aggregate of coho populations in the United States outside Alaska.
  • 2000, US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Sitka Ranger District, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Redoubt Lake Cabin, Baranof Island: Fish and Wildlife Opportunities, unnumbered page, Redoubt Lake has good populations of both coho and sockeye salmon and minor runs of pink salmon and a few chum salmon. The sockeye run peaks during early July, and the coho run begins in August.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cohoe, coho salmon, blue jack, silver salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: salmon

3

noun

Meaning 3

fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the Pacific and Great Lakes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: silver salmon, coho salmon, cohoe

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: salmon

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: losos kisuč — Oncorhynchus kisutch
  • Finnish: hopealohi — Oncorhynchus kisutch
  • German: Silberlachs — Oncorhynchus kisutch
  • Klallam: qəčqs — Oncorhynchus kisutch
  • Nootka: cuw̕it — Oncorhynchus kisutch
  • Okanagan: kísuʔ — Oncorhynchus kisutch
  • Russian: ки́жуч (kížuč) — Oncorhynchus kisutch
  • Tlingit: lʼook — Oncorhynchus kisutch