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
- (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.