- pemican
- pem·i·can
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pemican — PEMICÁN s. n. carne uscată şi condensată la indienii din America. (< fr., engl. pemmican) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
pemican — noun see pemmican … New Collegiate Dictionary
pemican — noun lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians • Syn: ↑pemmican • Hypernyms: ↑meat * * * noun see pemmican … Useful english dictionary
Pemmican — Pem mi*can, n. [Written also pemican.] 1. Among the North American Indians, meat cut in thin slices, divested of fat, and dried in the sun. [1913 Webster] Then on pemican they feasted. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 2. Meat, without the fat, cut in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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pemmican — also pemican noun Etymology: Cree pimihka•n Date: 1791 a concentrated food used by North American Indians and consisting of lean meat dried, pounded fine, and mixed with melted fat; also a similar preparation (as of dried beef, flour, molasses,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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pemmican — /pem i keuhn/, n. 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. Also, pemican. [1735 45; < Cree pimihka·n, deriv. of… … Universalium
pemmican — [ pemikɑ̃; pɛmmikɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1832; mot angl., de l algonquin pimikkân, de pimü « graisse » ♦ Préparation de viande concentrée et séchée (utilisée notamment par les explorateurs, les chasseurs, etc.). ● pemmican nom masculin (anglais pemmican, de … Encyclopédie Universelle
pemmican — /ˈpɛmɪkən/ (say pemikuhn) noun dried meat pounded into a paste with melted fat and dried fruits, pressed into cakes, originally prepared by northern Native Americans. Also, pemican. {Cree pimikan manufactured grease, from pimikew he makes grease… …
