Main Entry:

co·ho

Pronunciation:

\ˈkō-(ˌ)hō\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural cohos or coho

Etymology:

Halkomelem (Salishan language of southwest British Columbia) k̓ʷə́xʷəθ

Date:

1869

: a rather small Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) that has light-colored flesh and is native to both coasts of the North Pacific and is stocked in the Great Lakes —called also coho salmon silver salmon