cheechako
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 23
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 9
/tʃiˈtʃɑ.koʊ/
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/tʃiˈtʃɑ.koʊ/ · /tʃiˈtʃɔ.koʊ/
Definition of cheechako
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Someone new to Alaska or the Yukon; originally, a gold rush newcomer.
“And now this blonde, from Outside no loess, the rawest of cheechakos, the most innocent of Alaskan naifs, a literal babe in the woods, had asked a few simple questions and gotten the whole story, all of it, simply and succinctly and more, gotten it without attitude or resentment.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Chinook Jargon cheechako.
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60 playable · top: CHECHAKO (22 pts)
Best play chechako 22 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
1 word5-letter words
9 words4-letter words
19 words3-letter words
19 words2-letter words
10 wordsHooks
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