pemmican
/ˈpɛmɪkən/
pemmican noun: 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.
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.
- "I can butcher a buffalo and make pemmican. I can pitch a tepee and pack it on a horse to move."1950, Dorothy M. Johnson, Flame on the Frontier; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 27
- I tried to eat some pemmican, but my mouth was too dry.2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 239
- A speech or piece of writing that is very condensed, conveying a lot of thought or information in few words.
Forms of pemmican
| plural | pemmicans |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pemican |
Origin of pemmican
From Cree ᐱᒦᐦᑳᐣ (pimiihkaan, “pemmican”), from Cree ᐱᒥᕀ (pimiy, “grease, oil, lard”) + -ᐃᐦᑳᐣ (-ihkaan, “hand made”), from Proto-Algonquian *pemyi.
Words formed from pemmican
Questions about pemmican
- What does pemmican mean?
- Pemmican means 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.
- What part of speech is pemmican?
- Pemmican is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pemmican?
- Pemmican is pronounced /ˈpɛmɪkən/.
- What is the plural of pemmican?
- The plural of pemmican is pemmicans.
Words near pemmican in the dictionary
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