Waahoo vs Wahoo - What's the difference?

waahoo | wahoo |


As a noun waahoo

is (botany|archaic) a plant, the burning bush.

As a proper noun wahoo is

a ghost town in california.

waahoo

English

Noun

(-)
  • (botany, archaic) A plant, the burning bush.
    • (Webster 1913)

    wahoo

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • , a tropical and subtropical game fish.
    • Hypernyms
    * Scombridae
    Coordinate terms
    * mackerel * tuna * bonito
    See also
    * (wikipedia "wahoo") * (Acanthocybium solandri) * (Acantocybium solandri)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) *uhawhu .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Southern US) The .

    • Etymology 3

    From a (etyl) word, the first element of which is cognate to (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • , a burning bush.