pemmican

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɛmɪkən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pem′i kən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pem•mi•can  (pem′i kən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fooddried 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.
Also, pem′i•can. 
  • Proto-Algonquian *pemihke·wa, equivalent. to *pemy- grease + *-ehke· make
  • Cree pimihka·n, derivative of pimihke·w he makes pemmican (mixing together the grease and other ingredients), he makes grease
  • 1735–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pemmican, pemican /ˈpɛmɪkən/ n
  1. a small pressed cake of shredded dried meat, pounded into paste with fat and berries or dried fruits, used originally by Native Americans and now chiefly for emergency rations
Etymology: 19th Century: from Cree pimikân, from pimii fat, grease
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