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siscowet

/ˈsɪs.kəˌwɛt/

siscowet noun: a freshwater fish from Lake Superior in the Great Lakes, a variety of the lake trout.

Noun

siscowet (plural siscowets)

  1. A freshwater fish from Lake Superior in the Great Lakes, a variety of the lake trout.

Forms of siscowet

pluralsiscowets
alternative formciscoette
alternative formciscovet
alternative formsiskawitz
alternative formsiskiwit
alternative formsiskowet

Origin of siscowet

From 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.

Questions about siscowet

What does siscowet mean?
Siscowet means a freshwater fish from Lake Superior in the Great Lakes, a variety of the lake trout.
What part of speech is siscowet?
Siscowet is a noun.
How do you pronounce siscowet?
Siscowet is pronounced /ˈsɪs.kəˌwɛt/.
What is the plural of siscowet?
The plural of siscowet is siscowets.

Words near siscowet in the dictionary

  1. siscest
  2. Sisco
  3. siscon
  4. siscons
  5. Siscos
  6. siscowet
  7. siscowets
  8. SISD
  9. sise
  10. SISEA
  11. sisee

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