sac-à-lait

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See also: sac-a-lait and sacalait

French

Un sac-à-lait (sense 1)
Un sac-à-lait (sense 2)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, "bag of milk", referring to its milky-white skin. A reinterpretation via folk etymology from Choctaw sakli (trout). Ultimately from Proto-Muskogean *¢akliCo (trout).

Pronunciation

Noun

sac-à-lait m (plural sac-à-laits or sacs-à-lait)

  1. (Louisiana, Missouri) a white perch (Morone americana)
  2. (Louisiana, Missouri) a white or black crappie (Pomoxis)

Descendants

  • English: sac-a-lait/sacalait