eulachon

[ yoo-luh-kon ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

candlefish.

eulachon

/ ˈjuːləˌkɒn /

noun

another name for candlefish

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Word History and Origins

Origin of eulachon¹

1800–10, Americanism; < Chinook Jargon, probably < Clatsop (a division of the Lower Chinook once resident on the south bank of the Columbia and the adjacent coast) u-λalxwə́ ( n ), said to mean “brook trout”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of eulachon¹

from Chinook Jargon ulâkân

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Example Sentences

As among the Haidahs, the dried eulachon is often used as a lamp.

From Project Gutenberg

The ayu is about as large as the eulachon and has similar flesh, but with little oil and no fragrance.

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