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