n.
Pronunciation: ' sas- ˌ kwach, - ˌ kwäch
Function: noun
Etymology: Halkomelem (Salishan language of southwestern British Columbia) sésq ' ə c
Date: 1929
: a hairy creature like a human being reported to exist in the northwestern U.S. and western Canada and said to be a primate between 6 and 15 feet (1.8 and 4.6 meters) tall ― called also bigfoot