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单词 pemmican
释义

pemmican

or pem·i·can

[ pem-i-kuhn ]
/ ˈpɛm ɪ kən /

noun

dried 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.

Origin of pemmican

1735–45; <Cree pimihka·n, derivative of pimihke·w he makes pemmican (mixing together the grease and other ingredients), he makes grease < Proto-Algonquian *pemihke·wa, equivalent to *pemy- grease + *-ehke· make

Words nearby pemmican

pembina, Pembroke, Pembroke Pines, Pembrokeshire, Pembroke table, pemmican, pemoline, pemphigoid, pemphigus, pemphigus erythematosus, pemphigus foliaceus
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British Dictionary definitions for pemmican

pemmican

pemican

/ (ˈpɛmɪkən) /

noun

a small pressed cake of shredded dried meat, pounded into paste with fat and berries or dried fruits, used originally by American Indians and now chiefly for emergency rations

Word Origin for pemmican

C19: from Cree pimikân, from pimii fat, grease
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