PEMMICAN


Meaning of PEMMICAN in English

/ ˈpemɪkən; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a food made from crushed dried meat, originally made by Native Americans

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WORD ORIGIN

from Cree (the language of the Cree people) pimecan , from pime fat.

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