n.
Pronunciation: ' k ō -( ˌ )h ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cohos or coho
Etymology: Halkomelem (Salishan language of southwest British Columbia) k ' w ə́ x w ə θ
Date: 1869
: a rather small Pacific salmon ( Oncorhynchus kisutch ) that has light-colored flesh and is native to both coasts of the No. Pacific and is stocked in the Great Lakes ― called also coho salmon silver salmon