wahoo
wahoo Lexical Profile
wahoo Game Scores & Validity
• interjection
Used as an exuberant exclamation to express great joy, excitement, triumph, or enthusiasm.
"Wahoo! We finally finished our exams and can start our summer vacation!"
• noun
A large, slender, fast-swimming scombrid fish (Acanthocybium solandri) inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas worldwide, prized both as a sport fish and for its firm, white flesh.
"The anglers spent the morning trolling offshore in hopes of landing a trophy wahoo."
The firm, mild, white flesh of the wahoo fish eaten as seafood, often prepared grilled, seared, or smoked.
"The coastal restaurant served grilled wahoo topped with a fresh mango and cilantro salsa."
North American A deciduous shrub or small tree (Euonymus atropurpureus) of the staff-tree family native to eastern and central North America, noted for its brilliant red autumn foliage and four-lobed crimson seed capsules.
"In late autumn, the crimson capsules of the eastern wahoo brighten the woodland edge."
American Any of several North American deciduous trees, especially the winged elm (Ulmus alata) of the southeastern United States, characterized by corky wing-like projections along its branches.
Word Origin & Etymology
The plant sense derives from an Indigenous Muskogean or Dakota word referring to the native North American shrub or elm, while the marine fish sense is believed to stem from an early European spelling of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands.
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