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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
wahoo en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈwɑ.hu/ (US)
Etymology
Perhaps from Wahoo, an obsolete spelling of Oahu, where the fish is found.
Meanings
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Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.
Forms
Coordinates
bonito · mackerel · tuna
Hypernyms
Scombridae
Synonyms
ono
Translations (10)
pt cavala-da-índia (fish) · haw ono (fish) · ml നെന്മീൻ (fish) · mkj ahl (fish) · kea serra (fish) · pon ahl (fish) · tft tarusi (fish) · dv ކުރު މަސް (fish) · pl wacha (fish) · dv ތޯރާމަސް (fish)
wahoo en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈwɑ.hu/ (US)
Etymology
From Creek uhawhu.
Meanings
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(Southern-US) The winged elm, Ulmus alata.
Forms
wahoo en · NOUN · etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈwɑ.hu/ (US)
Etymology
From a Dakota word, the first element of which is cognate to Lakota waŋ (“arrow”).
Meanings
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Euonymus atropurpureus, an eastern burning bush.
Forms
wahoo en · INTJ · etymology 4
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈwɑ.hu/ (US)
Meanings
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A cry of pleasure or enthusiasm.
Synonyms
wahey · yahoo · yay