CHINOOK


Meaning of CHINOOK in English

[ tʃɪ'nu:k , -'nʊk , ʃɪ- ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s )

1》 a member of an American Indian people originally inhabiting the region around the Columbia River in Oregon.

2》 the extinct Penutian language of the ~.

Origin

from Salish tsinúk .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.