Etymology

chum salmon

Today it means: A salmon species, Oncorhynchus keta. Full definition →

Chinook Jargon tzum
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The story

  1. Chinook Jargon · derived fromtzum“spotted, marked”
  2. English todaychum salmon

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

Words from the same roots

Chinook Jargontzum all →

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