[ʃɪˈnʊk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a member of an Indigenous people mainly inhabiting the region around the lower Columbia River in the north-western US

- the Penutian language of the Chinook


Phrases:

Origin:
from Salish tsinúk

[ʃɪˈnʊk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to the Chinook or their language


Phrases:

Origin:
from Salish tsinúk

[ʃɪˈnʊk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a warm dry wind that blows down the east side of the Rocky Mountains at the end of winter

- a large North Pacific salmon that is an important commercial food fish


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: from attributive use of Chinook