A type of salmon found in Pacific waters, also known as a coho salmon, valued for fishing and food.
From Nuu-chah-nulth (Native American language of the Pacific Northwest) origin, the word entered English in the mid-1800s through contact with Indigenous peoples and became the standard term for this salmon species.
The coho salmon's name is one of the few common English words borrowed directly from Pacific Northwest Indigenous languages, reflecting how European settlers adopted local knowledge about the region's most important fish.
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