wahoo

wahoo
I. noun (plural wahoos) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1770 winged elm II. noun (plural wahoos) Etymology: Dakota wãhu, from wã- arrow + hu wood Date: 1857 a shrubby spindle tree (Euonymus atropurpureus) of chiefly eastern North America that has purple capsules which in dehiscence expose scarlet-ariled seeds — called also burning bush III. noun (plural wahoos) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1900 a large vigorous mackerel (Acanthocybium solandri) that is common in warm seas and esteemed as a food and sport fish IV. interjection Date: circa 1924 chiefly West — used to express exuberance or enthusiasm or to attract attention

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Wahoo — 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)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wahoo — Wa*hoo , n. A dark blue scombroid food fish ({Acanthocibium solandri} or {Acanthocibium petus}) of Florida and the West Indies. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wahoo — (n.) type of large marine fish, 1905, of unknown origin …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Wahoo — Taxobox name = Wahoo image width = 250px status = LC regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Scombridae genus = Acanthocybium genus authority = Gill, 1862 species = A. solandri binomial =… …   Wikipedia

  • wahoo — wahoo1 /wah hooh , wah hooh/, n., pl. wahoos. any of various American shrubs or small trees, as the winged elm, Ulmus alata, or a linden, Tilia heterophylla. [1760 70, Amer.; orig. uncert.] wahoo2 /wah hooh , wah hooh/, n., pl. wahoos. a shrub or …   Universalium

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