Synonyms of chinook

Noun


1. chinook, chinook wind, snow eater, wind, air current, current of air

usage: a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies

2. Chinook, Penutian

usage: a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes

3. chinook salmon, chinook, king salmon, salmon

usage: pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon

4. Chinookan, Chinook, Penutian

usage: a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook

5. chinook, chinook salmon, king salmon, quinnat salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, salmon

usage: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning

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Definition and meaning of chinook (Dictionary)