cheechako en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /tʃiˈtʃɔ.koʊ/
- /tʃiˈtʃɑ.koʊ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinook Jargon cheechako.
Meanings
-
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.
1995, Dana Stabenow, Play with Fire, →ISBN, page 41:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheechakos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| chechaquo | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cheechaker | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cheechaco | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cheechakoes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| chechako | alternative | lexicographic |