wahoo

W4A1H4O1O1
US/ˈwɑ.hu/

noun

Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.

Similar
onowaheyyahooyaystrawberry bushEuonymus americanusburning bushEuonymus atropurpureus
OriginCreek uhawhu →
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Meanings

wahoo1

nounwahoo (plural wahoos)

plural wahoos · alternative archaic whahoo

  1. Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.

    Synonyms: ono

wahoo2

nounwahoo (plural wahoos)

plural wahoos

  1. Southern USThe winged elm, Ulmus alata.

wahoo3

nounwahoo (plural wahoos)

plural wahoos

  1. Euonymus atropurpureus, an eastern burning bush.

wahoo4

interjection
  1. A cry of pleasure or enthusiasm.

    Synonyms: wahey, yahoo, yay

Wahoo5

proper noun
  1. A ghost town in California.
  2. An unincorporated community in Florida.
  3. A city, the county seat of Saunders County, Nebraska.
  4. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAcanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.

Similar
ono

interjectionA cry of pleasure or enthusiasm.

Similar
waheyyahooyay

More synonyms by meaning

nounupright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas

Similar
strawberry bushEuonymus americanus
Broader
shrubbush

noundeciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

Similar
burning bushEuonymus atropurpureus
Broader
shrubbush

nounlarge fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide

Similar
Acanthocybium solandri
Broader
mackerel
Also see
burning bushonostrawberry bushyay

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

wahoo · noun

Perhaps from Wahoo, an obsolete spelling of Oahu, where the fish is found.

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wahoo · noun

  1. Creekuhawhu
  2. Englishwahoo

From Creek uhawhu.

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wahoo · noun

  1. Lakotawaŋ“arrow”
  2. Englishwahoo

From a Dakota word, the first element of which is cognate to Lakota waŋ (“arrow”).

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Translations

Hawaiian ono
  • onofish
Polish wacha
  • wachafish
Portuguese cavala-da-índia
  • cavala-da-índiafish
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APA

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MLA

“wahoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wahoo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wahoo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wahoo.

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