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Etymology

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Borrowed from Halkomelem sθəqəy̓, probably meaning red fish.

Noun

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sockeye (countable and uncountable, plural sockeyes or sockeye)

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

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