Meaning : A warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Synonyms : chinook wind, snow eater
Meaning : 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.
Meaning : Pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon.
Synonyms : chinook salmon, king salmon
Meaning : A Penutian language spoken by the Chinook.
Synonyms : chinookan
Meaning : Large Pacific salmon valued as food. Adults die after spawning.
Synonyms : chinook salmon, king salmon, oncorhynchus tshawytscha, quinnat salmon