Chilkat

noun

Chil·​kat

variants or Chilcat

ˈchilˌkat

plural Chilkat or Chilkats or Chilcat or Chilcats

1

: a Tlingit people of southeastern Alaska

2

: a member of the Chilkat people

Word History

Etymology

probably from Tlingit tcĭł-xāt, literally, storehouses for salmon

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