namaycush
namaycush · namaycush
The togue: a large North American lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, usually spotted…The togue: a large North American lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, usually spotted with red.
Meaning
1 senses(Canada, US)The togue: a large North American lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, usually spotted with red.
Origin
Borrowed from Cree ᓇᒣᑯᐢ (namekos, “lake trout”), from Proto-Algonquian *name·kwa (“lake trBorrowed from Cree ᓇᒣᑯᐢ (namekos, “lake trout”), from Proto-Algonquian *name·kwa (“lake trout”).
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Forms
plural: namaycushSynonyms
6 synonymsSalvelinus namaycush:Mackinaw troutlake troutsalmon trouttoguetuladilake salmon
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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