choupique
English
Etymology
From Cajun French choupique, from Choctaw shupik (“mudfish”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ʃuˈpik/
Noun
choupique (plural choupiques)
- (Louisiana) bowfin, mudfish
- 2001, M. F. Korn, Skimming the Gumbo Nuclear, page 25:
- Them choupiques and ugly alligator gar done wanted to snap his damn hands off when he pulled them in the boat.
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French
Etymology
From Choctaw shupik (“mudfish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃu.pik/
Noun
choupique m (plural choupiques)
- (Louisiana) bowfin, mudfish