chum salmon

/tʃʌm ˈsæmən/

noun

A salmon species, Oncorhynchus keta.

Similar
dog salmonketa salmonsilverbrite salmonchumOncorhynchus keta
OriginChinook Jargon tzum →
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Meanings

nounchum salmon (plural chum salmons or chum salmon)

plural chum salmons

  1. A salmon species, Oncorhynchus keta.

    Synonyms: dog salmon, keta salmon, silverbrite salmon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA salmon species, Oncorhynchus keta.

Similar
dog salmonketa salmonsilverbrite salmon

More synonyms by meaning

nouna large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish

Similar
chumOncorhynchus keta
Broader
salmon
Also see
chum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Chinook Jargontzum“spotted, marked”
  2. Englishchum salmon

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 大馬哈 /大马哈, 大麻哈
  • 大馬哈 /大马哈 (dàmǎhǎ)fish
  • 大麻哈 (dàmáhǎ)fish
  • 大馬哈魚 /大马哈鱼 (dàmǎhǎyú)fish
  • 大麻哈魚 /大麻哈鱼 (dàmáhǎyú)fish
Finnish koiralohi
  • koiralohifish
German Ketalachs, Hundslachs
  • Ketalachsfish
  • Hundslachsfish
Japanese 鮭
  • 鮭 (sake)fish
Korean 연어
  • 연어 (yeoneo)fish
Polish keta
  • ketafish
Portuguese salmão-cão
  • salmão-cãofish
Russian кета́, ке́та
  • кета́ (ketá)fish
  • ке́та (kéta)fish
Cite this entry
APA

chum salmon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chum%20salmon

MLA

“chum salmon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chum%20salmon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chum salmon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chum%20salmon.

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