siscowet
siscowet · siscowets
A freshwater fish from Lake Superior in the Great Lakes, a variety of the lake troutA freshwater fish from Lake Superior in the Great Lakes, a variety of the lake trout.
/ˈsɪs.kəˌwɛt/
Meaning
1 sensesA freshwater fish from Lake Superior in the Great Lakes, a variety of the lake trout.
Origin
From an Ojibwe word, given by some English dictionaries as pemitewiskawet ("fish with oilyFrom an Ojibwe word, given by some English dictionaries as pemitewiskawet ("fish with oily meat") (compare bimide (“grease”), -skaw- (“meat of a fish”), -e (“an incorporating final”)), perhaps via French ciscoette.
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