Words and Phrases
Pacific Northwest English and British Columbian English have several words still in current use which are loanwords from the Chinook Jargon. There are also several terms of English origin that originated or are distinct to the region.
- Potlatch, a potluck
- Cheechako, newcomer, mostly used today in Yukon, Canada
- Saltchuck, the ocean, also a weather phenomenon
- Sunbreak, break in the clouds during the dark, rainy winters typical west of the Cascade Mountains
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