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/ʃɪnˈʊk/ /tʃˌɪnˈʊk/ Listen

Chinook

noun

A warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies. Synonyms: chinook wind, snow eater.

A member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes.

Pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon. Synonyms: chinook salmon, king salmon.

A Penutian language spoken by the Chinook. Synonym: Chinookan.

Large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning. Synonyms: chinook salmon, king salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, quinnat salmon.

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Chinook Jargon

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"Chinook" Quotes from Famous Books

... Chinook, not guessing that I could spit it better than most; and principally two girls who'd run away from Haine's Mission up the Lynn Canal. They were trim creatures, good to the eye, and I kind of thought ...

— The God of His Fathers • Jack London

Words linked to "Chinook" : Chinookan, Oncorhynchus, Chinook Jargon, genus Oncorhynchus, Penutian, salmon, air current, current of air, wind