cisco

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UK/ˈsɪskəʊ/US/ˈsɪskoʊ/

noun

Any North American freshwater fish of certain species of the genus Coregonus that live in cold-water lakes.

Similar
lake herringCoregonus artedi
OriginFrench ciscoette ← Ojibwe siscowet →
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Meanings

cisco1

nouncisco (plural ciscos or ciscoes)

plural ciscos · plural ciscoes

  1. Any North American freshwater fish of certain species of the genus Coregonus that live in cold-water lakes.

Cisco2

proper noun
  1. Cisco Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of routers, switches, and other networking and communications equipment.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward

Similar
lake herring
Broader
whitefish

nounimportant food fish of cold deep lakes of North America

Similar
lake herringCoregonus artedi
Broader
whitefish
Also see
lake herringotsego basstullibee

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

cisco · noun

  1. Ojibwesiscowet“cooks itself”
  2. Frenchciscoette“siscowet”
  3. Englishcisco

From French ciscoette (“siscowet”), from Ojibwe siscowet (“cooks itself”).

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Cisco · proper noun

Derived from San Francisco.

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Translations

Bulgarian рипус, сиг
  • рипус (ripus)fish
  • сиг (sig)fish
Finnish siika, amerikanmuikku
  • siikafish
  • amerikanmuikkufish
Greek κορηγώνιος
  • κορηγώνιος (korigónios)fish
Russian сиг
  • сиг (sig)fish
Swedish sik
  • sikfish

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cisco

FranciscodiscofriscoJaliscoCrisco
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Anagrams

Socci
Cite this entry
APA

cisco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cisco

MLA

“cisco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cisco. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cisco,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cisco.

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