ouananiche

noun

oua·​na·​niche

¦wänə¦nēsh,

-nish

variants or less commonly ouananiche salmon

plural ouananiche also ouananiche salmon

: a small landlocked salmon of Lake St. John, Canada, and neighboring waters

Word History

Etymology

Canadian French ouananiche, from Montagnais wananish, diminutive of wanans salmon

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