chinook : Idioms & Phrases
chinook jargon
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noun a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern North America
Oregon Jargon.
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chinook salmon
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noun pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
king salmon; chinook.
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noun large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
king salmon; chinook; Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; quinnat salmon.
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chinook wind
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noun a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
snow eater; chinook.
