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wananish

/ˌwɑ.nəˈniʃ/

wananish noun: a fish from any of several freshwater populations of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar.

Noun

wananish

  1. A fish from any of several freshwater populations of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar.

Forms of wananish

alternative formouananiche
alternative formwinninish
alternative formwinnonish

Origin of wananish

Borrowed from Canadian French ouananiche, from Montagnais, from wanans ("salmon") + -is (diminutive suffix).

Questions about wananish

What does wananish mean?
Wananish means a fish from any of several freshwater populations of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar.
What part of speech is wananish?
Wananish is a noun.
How do you pronounce wananish?
Wananish is pronounced /ˌwɑ.nəˈniʃ/.

Words near wananish in the dictionary

  1. Wanamaker
  2. Wanamakers
  3. Wanamassa
  4. wananga
  5. wanangas
  6. wananish
  7. Wanaparthy
  8. Wanapum
  9. Wanapums
  10. Wanaque
  11. Wanat

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