coho

noun

co·​ho ˈkō-(ˌ)hō 

plural cohos or coho

: 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

Examples of coho in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Charters and recreational anglers have been catching limits of coho salmon out of Waukegan Harbor and North Point Marina in Winthrop Harbor. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2026

The spring salmon run brings over a million chinook, sockeye, and coho, but there’s plenty of year-round catches like walleye. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2026

This combo box includes rockfish, coho salmon, sockeye salmon, pollock, Pacific halibut, and Pacific cod. — Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 5 May 2026

Endangered Central California coast coho salmon are returning to Central California's Russian River after decades of absence – an indicator of river restoration. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Halkomelem (Salishan language of southwest British Columbia) k̓ʷə́xʷəθ

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above