chum salmon

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chum salmon

/tʃʌm ˈsæmən/

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

noun chum salmons · chum salmon

A salmon species, Oncorhynchus keta.
Similar: dog salmon, keta salmon, silverbrite salmon

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noun fish

한국어	연어 yeoneo
日本語	鮭 sake
中文	大馬哈 /大马哈 dàmǎhǎ, 大麻哈 dàmáhǎ, 大馬哈魚 /大马哈鱼 dàmǎhǎyú, 大麻哈魚 /大麻哈鱼 dàmáhǎyú
Português	salmão-cão
Deutsch	Ketalachs, Hundslachs
Русский	кета́ ketá, ке́та kéta

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@misc{chum_salmon_2026,
  title = {chum salmon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chum%20salmon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}