ciscoette
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ciscovet — ciscoette, ciscovet varr. siscowet … Useful english dictionary
cisco — noun (plural ciscoes) Etymology: short for Canadian French ciscoette Date: 1848 any of various whitefishes (genus Coregonus); especially lake herring … New Collegiate Dictionary
cisco — /sis koh/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) cisco, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) ciscoes, ciscos. any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America. [1840 50, Amer.; … Universalium
cisco — cis•co [[t]ˈsɪs koʊ[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) co, (esp. for kinds or species) coes, cos. ich any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of E North America • Etymology: 1840–50, amer.; < CanF… … From formal English to slang
siscowet — ˈsiskəˌwet noun ( s) Etymology: Canadian French ciscoette, from Ojibway pemitewiskawet fish with oily flesh : a large lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush siscowet) found in the deeper parts of Lake Superior and some of the other Great Lakes … Useful english dictionary
cis|co — «SIHS koh», noun, plural coes or cos. U.S. any one of certain whitefish of the northern United States, especially of the Great Lakes area; lake herring. ╂[American English; short for siscowet < Canadian French ciscoette, perhaps < Algonkian … Useful english dictionary
