chum salmon

English

Etymology

From Chinook Jargon tzum (“spotted, marked”) (from Chinook) + English salmon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʃʌm ˈsæmən/

Noun

chum salmon (plural chum salmons)

  1. A salmon species, Oncorhynchus keta.

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