pemmican.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
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Where this word comes from
From Cree ᐱᒦᐦᑳᐣ (pimiihkaan, “pemmican”), from Cree ᐱᒥᕀ (pimiy, “grease, oil, lard”) + -ᐃᐦᑳᐣ (-ihkaan, “hand made”), from Proto-Algonquian *pemyi.
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