Definition of PEMMICAN

pemmican

Plural: pemmicans

Noun

  • A concentrated food of dried meat, fat, and berries.
  • lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians
  • 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.
  • A speech or piece of writing that is very condensed, conveying a lot of thought or information in few words.

Examples

  • She scored big points with PEMMICAN, a high-value word from her rack.

Origin / Etymology

From Cree ᐱᒦᐦᑳᐣ (pimiihkaan, “pemmican”), from Cree ᐱᒥᕀ (pimiy, “grease, oil, lard”) + -ᐃᐦᑳᐣ (-ihkaan, “hand made”), from Proto-Algonquian *pemyi.

Synonyms

pemican

Scrabble Score: 16

pemmican: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pemmican: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pemmican: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

pemmican: valid Words With Friends Word