kokanee

[ koh-kan-ee ]
/ koʊˈkæn i /

noun

any of several lacustrine sockeye salmons.

Origin of kokanee

1870–75; perhaps < Shuswap (an Interior Salish language of British Columbia) kəknǽxw

Words nearby kokanee

koizumi, koji, kok-saghyz, kokako, kokand, kokanee, kokiri, kokka, kokkola, koko, koko nor

British Dictionary definitions for kokanee

kokanee
/ (kəʊˈkænɪ) /

noun

a landlocked salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka kennerlyi, of lakes in W North America: a variety of sockeye

Word Origin for kokanee

probably from Kokanee Creek, in SE British Columbia