pemmican
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Cree ᐱᒦᐦᑳᐣ (pimiihkaan, “pemmican”), from Cree ᐱᒥᕀ (pimiy, “grease, oil, lard”) + -ᐃᐦᑳᐣ (-ihkaan, “hand made”), from Proto-Algonquian *pemyi.
Pronunciation
Noun
pemmican (usually uncountable, plural pemmicans)
- A food made from meat which has been dried and beaten into a paste, mixed with berries and rendered fat, and shaped into little patties.
- 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 239:
- I tried to eat some pemmican, but my mouth was too dry.
- (now rare) A speech or piece of writing that is very condensed, conveying a lot of thought or information in few words.
Translations
food mixture
See also
French
Noun
pemmican m (plural pemmicans)
Further reading
- “pemmican”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.