pemmican
noun/ˈpɛmɪkən/
Etymology From Cree ᐱᒦᐦᑳᐣ (pimiihkaan, “pemmican”), from Cree ᐱᒥᕀ (pimiy, “grease, oil, lard”) + -ᐃᐦᑳᐣ (-ihkaan, “hand made”), from Proto-Algonquian *pemyi.
1
Usually 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.
- I tried to eat some pemmican, but my mouth was too dry.2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 239:
2
Archaic, Usually A speech or piece of writing that is very condensed, conveying a lot of thought or information in few words.
- Derived terms
- pemmicanize
- Related terms
- jerky