eulachon
English
editAlternative forms
edit- eulachan, olachen, oolachan, oolican, oolichan, oolakan, oulachan, oulachon, oulakan, ulicon, ulikon
Etymology
editBorrowed from Chinook Jargon ulakan, from Clatsop Chinook.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editeulachon (plural eulachons)
- Synonym of candlefish
- 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 8, page 254:
- The Tsimshian Indians of British Columbia observe certain ceremonies when the first olachen fish of the season are caught.