tillicum

/ (ˈtɪlɪkəm) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian informal (in the Pacific Northwest) a friend

Origin of tillicum

1
from Chinook Jargon, from Chinook tlxam kin, esp as distinguished from chiefs

Words Nearby tillicum

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How to use tillicum in a sentence

  • Toyatte also, with a teasing smile, said: “Mr. Young, mika tillicum hi yu tola wawa” (your friend leads you far in speaking).

    Travels in Alaska | John Muir
  • But, fer a' his sma' size the lad's uncanny knowin', an' the heart o' um's the heart o' a tillicum.

    Connie Morgan in Alaska | James B. Hendryx
  • Yo' done come, jes' as Joe 'lowed yo' would—yo' doggone li'l tillicum!

    Connie Morgan in Alaska | James B. Hendryx
  • Come on out of that, yo' li'l ol' tillicum, standin' theah in the do' shakin' yo' fist!

    Connie Morgan in Alaska | James B. Hendryx
  • They pushed up to the beach, and when close to it saluted the old man with the usual phrase, "Kla-haw-ya tillicum?"

    Jack the Young Canoeman | George Bird Grinnell