different between coho vs coo

English

Etymology

The earlier spelling "cohose" was re-interpreted as a plural form (for a similar development, see pea). From Halkomelem.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k??h??/
• Rhymes: -??h??

Noun

coho (plural cohos)

1. An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
   • 1996, Committee on Protection and Management of Pacific Northwest Anadromous Salmonids, National Research Council, Upstream: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest, page 105,

     Overall, OCN^{[Oregon Coastal Natural]} coho constitute the largest aggregate of coho populations in the United States outside Alaska.

   • 1998, Robert Harvey Conrad, Coho Salmon Escapement to the Skagit River Estimated Using a Mark-recapture Method, 1989, page i,

     Since 1965, an index live-count method has been used to annually estimate the number of coho salmon in the escapement to the Skagit River.

   • 2000, US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Sitka Ranger District, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Redoubt Lake Cabin, Baranof Island: Fish and Wildlife Opportunities, unnumbered page,

     Redoubt Lake has good populations of both coho and sockeye salmon and minor runs of pink salmon and a few chum salmon. The sockeye run peaks during early July, and the coho run begins in August.

Synonyms

• (Onchorhynchus kisutch): blue jack, coho salmon, cohoe, silver salmon

Translations

See also

• Coho salmon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Oncorhynchus kisutch on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• coho on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

References

Anagrams

• 'choo, Choo, choo, ooch

Latin

Noun

coh?

1. dative singular of cohum
2. ablative singular of cohum

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: ko?o
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ku?/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ku/
• Rhymes: -u?
• Homophone: coup

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic; compare Dutch koeren.

Noun

coo (plural coos)

1. The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.
2. (by extension) An expression of pleasure made by a person.

Translations

Verb

coo (third-person singular simple present coos, present participle cooing, simple past and past participle cooed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.
2. (intransitive) To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of cool; compare foo.

Adjective

coo (comparative more coo, superlative most coo)

1. (slang) Cool.

Etymology 3

Imitative.

Interjection

coo

1. An expression of approval, fright, surprise, etc. [from early 20th c.]

References

Anagrams

• OCO, OOC

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish cú (“dog, hound”), from Primitive Irish ???? (cuna, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *k?, from Proto-Indo-European *?w? (“dog”).

Noun

coo m (genitive singular coo, plural coyin)

1. dog

   Synonym: moddey

2. hound
3. cur
4. wolf dog

Derived terms

Mutation

References

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 cú”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• côo (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -o.u

Verb

coo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of coar

San Juan Colorado Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *kòò?.

Noun

còò

1. snake
2. worm

Derived terms

References

• Stark Campbell, Sara; et al. (1986) Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)?^[5] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 9

Scots

Alternative forms

• coe, cou

Etymology

From Old English c?, from Proto-West Germanic *k?, from Proto-Germanic *k?z.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku?/

Noun

coo (plural kye or coos)

1. cow

Usage notes

The regular collective plural form is kye (from Old English); the weak plural coos is used only after numerals.