单词 | chinook |
释义 | Word Frequency chinook(tʃɪˈnuːk, -ˈnʊk) noun 1. Also called: snow eater a warm dry southwesterly wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains 2. Also called: wet chinook a warm moist wind blowing onto the Washington and Oregon coasts from the sea Word origin C19: from Salish c'inukWord Frequency Chinook(tʃɪˈnuːk, -ˈnʊk) noun 1. Word forms: plural -nook or -nooks a Native American people of the Pacific coast near the Columbia River 2. the language of this people, probably forming a separate branch of the Penutian phylum |
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