pemmican

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

/ˈpɛmɪkən/ en-us-pemmican.ogg

pemmican pemmicans pemican

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

jerky

pemmicanize

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