siscowet

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/ˈsɪs.kəˌwɛt/

noun

A freshwater fish from Lake Superior in the Great Lakes, a variety of the lake trout.

OriginFrench ciscoette →
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Meanings

nounsiscowet (plural siscowets)

plural siscowets · alternative ciscoette · alternative ciscovet · alternative siskawitz · alternative siskiwit · alternative siskowet

  1. A freshwater fish from Lake Superior in the Great Lakes, a variety of the lake trout.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lake trout

Origin

  1. Frenchciscoette
  2. Englishsiscowet

From an Ojibwe word, given by some English dictionaries as pemitewiskawet ("fish with oily meat") (compare bimide (“grease”), -skaw- (“meat of a fish”), -e (“an incorporating final”)), perhaps via French ciscoette.

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APA

siscowet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siscowet

MLA

“siscowet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siscowet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “siscowet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siscowet.

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