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Meaning of cheechako | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/tʃiˈtʃɑ.koʊ/

Definitions

Someone new to Alaska or the Yukon; originally, a gold rush newcomer.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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