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wananish

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌwɑ.nəˈniʃ/
  • /ˌwɑ.nɑ.-/
  • /-ˈnɪʃ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A fish from any of several freshwater populations of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Canadian French ouananiche, from Montagnais, from wanans ("salmon") + -is (diminutive suffix).