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pemmican

/ˈpɛmɪkən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
pem-mi-can
IPA
/ˈpɛmɪkən/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

noun

A speech or piece of writing that is very condensed, conveying a lot of thought or information in few words.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Cree ᐱᒦᐦᑳᐣ (pimiihkaan, “pemmican”), from Cree ᐱᒥᕀ (pimiy, “grease, oil, lard”) + -ᐃᐦᑳᐣ (-ihkaan, “hand made”), from Proto-Algonquian *pemyi.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ᐱᒦᐦᑳᐣ, ᐱᒥᕀ, *pemyi

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

pemmicans (plural) pemican (alternative)

Derived Forms

pemmicanize

Frequently Paired Words

jerky

Synonyms

pemican

Questions

How do you pronounce pemmican?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛmɪkən/.
What does pemmican mean?
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.
Where does pemmican come from?
From Cree ᐱᒦᐦᑳᐣ (pimiihkaan, “pemmican”), from Cree ᐱᒥᕀ (pimiy, “grease, oil, lard”) + -ᐃᐦᑳᐣ (-ihkaan, “hand made”), from Proto-Algonquian *pemyi.

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