SINCE 1828
Chinook
noun
Chi·nook
| \ shə-ˈnu̇k
, chə-, -ˈnük
\
, chə-, -ˈnük
\
plural Chinook
or Chinooks
Definition of Chinook
1
: a member of an American Indian people of the north shore of the Columbia River at its mouth
2
: a Chinookan language of the Chinook and other nearby peoples
3 or less commonly chinook
a
: a warm moist southwest wind of the coast from Oregon northward
b
: a warm dry wind that descends the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on Chinook
What made you want to look up Chinook? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Words from Greek and Latin Quiz
-
- Which of the following months comes from a Latin word for “ten”?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Share Chinook
Resources for Chinook