different between wahoo vs woohoo

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

wahoo (plural wahoos)

1. Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.

Hypernyms

• Scombridae

Coordinate terms

• mackerel
• tuna
• bonito

References

• wahoo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acanthocybium solandri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Acantocybium solandri on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology 2

From Creek *uhawhu.

Noun

wahoo (plural wahoos)

1. (Southern US) The winged elm, Ulmus alata.

Etymology 3

From a Dakota word, the first element of which is cognate to Lakota wa? (“arrow”).

Noun

wahoo (plural wahoos)

1. Euonymus atropurpureus, an eastern burning bush.

English

Alternative forms

• woo hoo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wu??hu?/, /w??hu?/, /w??hu?/
• Rhymes: -u?

Interjection

woohoo

1. Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight.

   Synonyms: hooray, yahoo, yay, yippee

Related terms

• whoopee
• woot, w00t