chinook
noun/tʃɪˈnuːk/, /ʃɪˈnuːk/
/tʃɪˈnuːk/, /ʃɪˈnuːk/
- (also chinook wind)a warm, dry wind that blows down the east side of the Rocky Mountains at the end of winter
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- (also chinook salmon)a large N Pacific salmon that is eaten as foodTopics Fish and shellfishc2
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from attributive use of Chinook, inhabitants of the Columbia river region in Oregon.
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