Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saltchuck

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: saltchuck
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any body of saltwater, especially the ocean.

American usage

Example Sentences

"The ultimate consensus was to keep the de-Whited river Green to its Tukwila junction with the Black, the outlet of Lake Washington, then make it Duwamish the rest of the way to the saltchuck."
"Trucks disappeared over precipices, rail cars were shunted into the saltchuck, and donkey engines collapsed from old age. […] However, if it was abandoned anywhere near the saltchuck, it was probably picked up by one of the entrepreneurs […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinook Jargon saltchuck (“the sea”, literally “saltwater”), from salt (“salt”) (from English salt) + chuck (“water”) from Nootka č̕aʔak (“water”).

Origin

Source language: English

Word Breakdown

Root: saltchuck, salt, č̕aʔak

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

saltchucks (plural) salt chuck (alternative)

Derived Forms

chuck saltchucker

Questions

What does saltchuck mean?: Any body of saltwater, especially the ocean.
Where does saltchuck come from?: It is traced to English.

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