# sockeye

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #67,055

## Definitions
1. A small salmon with red flesh, Oncorhynchus nerka, found in the coastal waters of the northern Pacific.
2. Edible flesh of this fish.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Halkomelem sθəqəy̓, probably meaning red fish.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sockeye