pemmican
or pem·i·can
[ pem-i-kuh n ]
/ ˈpɛm ɪ kən /
noun
dried meat pounded into a powder and mixed with hot fat and dried fruits or berries, pressed into a loaf or into small cakes, originally prepared by North American Indians.
Origin of pemmican
1735–45; < Cree
pimihka·n, derivative of
pimihke·w he makes pemmican (mixing together the grease and other ingredients), he makes grease < Proto-Algonquian
*pemihke·wa, equivalent to
*pemy- grease +
*-ehke· make
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British Dictionary definitions for pemmican
pemmican
pemican
/ (ˈpɛmɪkən) /
noun
a small pressed cake of shredded dried meat, pounded into paste with fat and berries or dried fruits, used originally by American Indians and now chiefly for emergency rations
Word Origin for pemmican
C19: from Cree
pimikân, from
pimii fat, grease