"wahoo" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-wahoo.oga Forms: wahoos [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps from Wahoo, an obsolete spelling of Oahu, where the fish is found. Head templates: {{en-noun}} wahoo (plural wahoos)
  1. Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish. Synonyms: ono [Hawaii] Hypernyms: Scombridae Coordinate_terms: mackerel, tuna, bonito
    Sense id: en-wahoo-en-noun-OFyNRAxF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Rosales order plants, Scombroids, Staff vine family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 8 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 13 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 13 16 Disambiguation of Rosales order plants: 25 40 35 Disambiguation of Scombroids: 77 9 14 Disambiguation of Staff vine family plants: 62 10 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-wahoo.oga Forms: wahoos [plural]
Etymology: From Creek uhawhu. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mus|uhawhu}} Creek uhawhu Head templates: {{en-noun}} wahoo (plural wahoos)
  1. (Southern US) The winged elm, Ulmus alata. Tags: Southern-US
    Sense id: en-wahoo-en-noun-Vf3IQxpK Categories (other): Southern US English, Rosales order plants Disambiguation of Rosales order plants: 25 40 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-wahoo.oga Forms: wahoos [plural]
Etymology: From a Dakota word, the first element of which is cognate to Lakota waŋ (“arrow”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|dak|-}} Dakota, {{der|en|lkt|waŋ||arrow}} Lakota waŋ (“arrow”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} wahoo (plural wahoos)
  1. Euonymus atropurpureus, an eastern burning bush.
    Sense id: en-wahoo-en-noun-VhuJ5gyF Categories (other): Rosales order plants Disambiguation of Rosales order plants: 25 40 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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