siscowet
[ sis-kuh-wet ]
/ ˈsɪs kəˌwɛt /
noun
a variety of lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush siscowet, inhabiting the deeper waters of Lake Superior.
Origin of siscowet
1840–50,
Americanism; shortening of Ojibwa
pe·mite·wiskawe·t fish with oily flesh (derivative of
pimite·w- oil +
-iskawe· (of fish) to have flesh (of the specified type), or derivative of another word with the same final element)