chinook
The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that…The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer air it brings.
» Chinook Jargon was once widespread in the Pacific Northwest.
Meaning
2 senses(Canada, US)The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer air it brings.
a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
The chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
Königslachs
Examples
2 sentencesChinook Jargon was once widespread in the Pacific Northwest.
The fish is an Atlantic salmon that contains genes from two other kinds of fish: ocean pout and Chinook salmon.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Lower Chehalis c̓inúk (“the name of a Chinook village on the Columbia River”Borrowed from Lower Chehalis c̓inúk (“the name of a Chinook village on the Columbia River”).
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Forms
plural: chinooksSynonyms
9 synonyms- large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning:chinook salmonking salmonquinnat salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha
- a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies:chinook windsnow eater
- a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook:ChinookanChinookan languageChinook language
- pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon:chinook salmonking salmon