Word: chinooks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chi
nooks
Definition: Plural of chinook; large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
Morphemes:
Affix: chinook
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.