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wahoo.

Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɑ.hu/US
  1. Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.

Where this word comes from

Perhaps from Wahoo, an obsolete spelling of Oahu, where the fish is found.

noun/ˈwɑ.hu/US
  1. The winged elm, Ulmus alata.

    Southern-US
Where this word comes from

From Creek uhawhu.

noun/ˈwɑ.hu/US
  1. Euonymus atropurpureus, an eastern burning bush.

Where this word comes from

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

intj/ˈwɑ.hu/US
  1. A cry of pleasure or enthusiasm.

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