Meaning

1 senses
  1. A salmon species, Oncorhynchus keta.

    Ketalachs, Hundslachs

    кета́ketá, ке́таkéta

More definitions
  • a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish

Translations

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Origin

From Chinook Jargon tzum (“spotted, marked”) (from Chinook) + English salmon.

From Chinook Jargon tzum (“spotted, marked”) (from Chinook) + English salmon.

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Forms

plural: chum salmons / chum salmon
Singularchum salmon
Pluralchum salmons / chum salmon

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
dog salmonketa salmonsilverbrite salmon
Close in meaning

See also

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