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‖ ouananiche|ˌwænəˈniːʃ|
Also written ouinanniche, wananishe, winninish, etc.
[French spelling of native name in Montagnais dialect of Cree; dim. of wannan. (Occurs in a book written by Father Masse, Jesuit missionary 1611–46.) The English phonetic spelling would be wananeesh.]
A French Canadian name of the fresh-water salmon of the Labrador peninsula (Salmo salar ouananiche).
1873Forest & Stream 4 Sept. 53/2 When you have had a surfeit of fresh water salmon ouinanish—retrace your steps to Chicoutimi. 1896E. T. D. Chambers (title) The Ouananiche and its Canadian Environment. 1897Outing (U.S.) XXX. 217/1 Lordly salmon, gamy trout and buckjumping ouananiche are fit for any man to play. 1907J. G. Millais Newfoundland i. 2 Newfoundland is a most attractive place, with its thousands of lakes and pools; picturesque streams teeming with salmon, trout, and ouananiche. 1966Globe & Mail (Toronto) 15 Jan. 29/5, I..tied into my first ouananiche with him on Trout Lake near North Bay. 1969H. Horwood Newfoundland xvi. 128 All [sc. North Harbour, Rocky, Colinet, and Back Rivers] have exceptional fishing for sea trout, brook trout, or ouananiche. |