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