chum salmon

noun

a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, occurring from southern California to Alaska and off the coasts of Japan and Korea, fished commercially and for sport.
Also called chum, dog salmon, keta.

Origin of chum salmon

1905–10; chum < Chinook Jargon cam mixed colors, spotted, striped < Lower Chinook c'ə́m(·) variegated

Words nearby chum salmon

chuleta, chulo, chulpa, chulym, chum, chum salmon, chuman, chumash, chummy, chump, chump change