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☆ Chinook jargon

noun

a pidgin consisting of extremely simplified Chinook intermixed with words from English, French, and neighboring American Indian languages: formerly used among traders and Indians in the coastal areas of NW North America

Browse dictionary entries near Chinook jargon

  1. ‹ Chinook
  2. ‹ chinoiserie
  3. ‹ Chino-
  4. ‹ chino
  5. ‹ Chinling Shan
  6. ‹ chinkapin
  7. ‹ chink
  8. ‹ Chingtao
  9. ‹ Chinghai
  10. ‹ Ching
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