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chechako

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che⋅cha⋅ko

[chee-chah-koh]
–noun, plural -kos.
(in the Pacific Northwest) cheechako.

chee⋅cha⋅ko

[chee-chah-koh]
–noun, plural -kos. (sometimes initial capital letter) Informal. (in Alaska and Northern Canada)
a tenderfoot; greenhorn; newcomer.
Also, chechako, chee⋅cha⋅co.


Origin:
1895–1900; < Chinook Jargon; chee just now, new < Lower Chinook čxi straightway + chako come < Nootka čokwa⋅ come! (impv. particle)
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