чавыча

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Пойманная чавыча

Etymology

Borrowed from Itelmen човуича (see чʼучʼу). Ultimately from Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *æwæc(u).

Pronunciation

Noun

чавыча́ or чавы́ча (čavyčá or čavýčaf anim (genitive чавычи́ or чавы́чи, nominative plural чавычи́ or чавы́чи, genitive plural чавыче́й or чавы́чей)

  1. chinook salmon, king salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

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