WAHOO

wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri

(noun) large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide

wahoo, burning bush, Euonymus atropurpureus

(noun) deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

wahoo (plural wahoos)

Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.

Hypernyms

• Scombridae

Coordinate terms

• mackerel

• tuna

• bonito

Etymology 2

Noun

wahoo (plural wahoos)

(Southern US) The winged elm, Ulmus alata.

Etymology 3

Noun

wahoo (plural wahoos)

Euonymus atropurpureus, an eastern burning bush.

Proper noun

Wahoo

A ghost town in California

An unincorporated community in Florida

A city, the county seat of Saunders County, Nebraska.

An unincorporated community in West Virginia

Source: Wiktionary


Wa*hoo", n. Any of various American trees or shrubs; specif.: (a) A certain shrub (Evonymus atropurpureus) having purple capsules which in dehiscence expose the scarlet-ariled seeds; -- called also burning bush. (b) Cascara buckthorn. (c) Basswood.

Wa*hoo", n.

Definition: A dark blue scombroid food fish (Acanthocibium solandri or petus) of Florida and the West Indies.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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