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pemmican

noun

  1. food mix with long shelf life, sometimes used as survival food
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɛmɪkən/

noun

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

  1. 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.”

  2. A speech or piece of writing that is very condensed, conveying a lot of thought or information in few words.