CHINOOK
Scrabble letter values: C3H4I1N1O1O1K5 = 16
Definition
- noun a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies. — synonyms: chinook_wind, snow_eater
- noun a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river.
- noun pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon. — synonyms: chinook_salmon, king_salmon
- noun a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook. — synonyms: Chinookan
- noun large Pacific salmon valued as food. — synonyms: chinook_salmon, king_salmon, quinnat_salmon, Oncorhynchus_tshawytscha
Examples
- “they were organized into settlements rather than tribes”
- “adults die after spawning”