chechaquo

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A form of cheechako — Someone new to Alaska or the Yukon; originally, a gold rush newcomer.

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Meanings

nounchechaquo (plural chechaquos)

plural chechaquos

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cheechako.

    He was a newcomer in the land, a chechaquo, and this was his first winter.

    1908, Jack London, “To Build a Fire”, in Their Call of the Wild and Selected Stories, Signet Classics, published 1998, page 140
Cite this entry
APA

chechaquo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chechaquo

MLA

“chechaquo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chechaquo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chechaquo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chechaquo.

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