n.
Variant: also pem · i · can
Pronunciation: ' pe-mi-k ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Cree pimihka · n
Date: 1791
: a concentrated food used by No. American Indians and consisting of lean meat dried, pounded fine, and mixed with melted fat also : a similar preparation (as of dried beef, flour, molasses, suet) used for emergency rations