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Word entry · 8 letters

pemmican

Best crossword clue

"Dried meat ration"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɛmɪkən/Part of speech nounSorted aceimmnpStarts with PEnds with N1 clues
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Definitions

  1. lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • I tried to eat some pemmican, but my mouth was too dry.

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