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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sac-a-lait

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
sac-a-lait
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A white crappie (Pomoxis annularis).

Etymology

From Louisiana French sac-à-lait (literally “bag of milk”), a folk etymology reinterpretation of Choctaw sakli (“trout”), ultimately from Proto-Muskogean *¢akliCo (“trout”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sac-à-lait, sakli, *¢akliCo

Inflected Forms

sacalait (alternative)

Questions

What does sac-a-lait mean?
A white crappie (Pomoxis annularis).
Where does sac-a-lait come from?
From Louisiana French sac-à-lait (literally “bag of milk”), a folk etymology reinterpretation of Choctaw sakli (“trout”), ultimately from Proto-Muskogean *¢akliCo (“trout”).

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