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Pronunciation / Transliteration: novis
"C'est un novice qui découvre les rigueurs du grand nord."
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A newcomer or newcomer to Alaska or northwestern Canada, especially one who is inexperienced or naive.
"Being a cheechako, he packed far too many heavy clothes for the mild coastal winter."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Chinook Jargon word 'chi' (new, fresh) combined with 'chako' (to come). It originated during the late 19th-century Klondike Gold Rush in Alaska and northwestern Canada to describe newcomers or greenhorns.
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novice
Transliteration: novis
"C'est un novice qui découvre les rigueurs du grand nord."
Grünschnabel
Transliteration: Gruenschnabel
"Als Grünschnabel unterschätzte er die Kälte."
novizio
Transliteration: novizio
"Il novizio ha molto da imparare sulla vita nei boschi."
novato
Transliteration: novato
"El novato llegó al territorio sin la preparación adecuada."
novato
Transliteration: novato
"O novato teve dificuldades para se adaptar ao clima rigoroso."
नौसिखिया
Transliteration: nausikhiya
"वह इस क्षेत्र में एक नौसिखिया है।"
生手
Transliteration: shēngshǒu
"作为一个生手，他需要多加小心。"
풋내기
Transliteration: putnaegi
"그는 이 추운 지역에서는 아직 풋내기일 뿐이다."
新参者
Transliteration: shinsanmono
"彼はこの土地ではまだ新参者だ。"
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