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sockeye

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
sock-eye
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small salmon with red flesh, Oncorhynchus nerka, found in the coastal waters of the northern Pacific.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Edible flesh of this fish.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Halkomelem sθəqəy̓, probably meaning red fish.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sockeyes (plural)

Synonyms

kokanee blueback salmon red salmon sockeye salmon oncorhynchus nerka

Questions

What does sockeye mean?
A small salmon with red flesh, Oncorhynchus nerka, found in the coastal waters of the northern Pacific.
Where does sockeye come from?
Borrowed from Halkomelem sθəqəy̓, probably meaning red fish.

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