First Known Use: 1933
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kokanee
noun ko·kan·ee \kō-ˈka-nē\
Definition of KOKANEE
: a small landlocked sockeye salmon
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Origin of KOKANEE
perhaps from Shuswap (Salishan language of British Columbia) kəknǽxʷ
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