Definition of coho
cohos
orcoho
: 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
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Origin and Etymology of coho
borrowed from Halkomelem (Salishan language of southwest British Columbia) k̓ʷə́xʷəθ
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