wahoo
wahoo · wahoos
Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fishAcanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.
US/ˈwɑ.hu/
Meaning
3 sensesAcanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.
large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide
(Southern US)The winged elm, Ulmus alata.
Euonymus atropurpureus, an eastern burning bush.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Perhaps from Wahoo, an obsolete spelling of Oahu, where the fish is found. From Creek uhaPerhaps from Wahoo, an obsolete spelling of Oahu, where the fish is found.
From Creek uhawhu.
From a Dakota word, the first element of which is cognate to Lakota waŋ (“arrow”).
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Forms
plural: wahoosSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide:Acanthocybium solandri
- deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds:burning bushEuonymus atropurpureus
- upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas:strawberry bushEuonymus americanus