siscowet
English
Alternative forms
- ciscoette
- ciscovet
- siskawitz
- siskiwit
- siskowet
Etymology
From French ciscoette, from Ojibwe siscowet, sometimes said to mean "cooks itself".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪs.kəˌwɛt/
Noun
siscowet (plural siscowets)
- A freshwater fish from Lake Superior in the Great Lakes, a variety of the lake trout.
References
- The Random House Dictionary
- The Great Minnesota Fish Book
- Oxford English Dictionary