Pronunciation: ch ē - ' chä-( ˌ )k ō , - ' cho ̇ - also - ' cha-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -kos
Etymology: Chinook Jargon, from chee new (fr. Lower Chinook č xi right away) + chako come, from Nootka č ok w a · come, imperative
Date: 1897
: TENDERFOOT 1 ― used chiefly in Alaska