chinook
noun
Simple meaning
Pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon.
Pronunciation
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shihnuukSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ʃɪˈnʊk
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
Large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
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
A member of a Native American people whose traditional tribal grounds were along the lower and middle Columbia River.
A Native American language of the Penutian family of Oregon and Washington.
Chinook Jargon, a pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest composed primarily of words from Chinook proper, English, and French, with some borrowings from other languages.
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