# chum salmon

> English word · Noun · IPA /tʃʌm ˈsæmən/

## Definitions
1. A salmon species, Oncorhynchus keta.

## Etymology
From Chinook Jargon tzum (“spotted, marked”) (from Chinook) + English salmon.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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