sac-à-lait

See also: sac-a-lait and sacalait

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, "bag of milk", referring to its milky-white skin. A reinterpretation via folk etymology from Choctaw sakli (“trout”). Ultimately from Proto-Muskogean *¢akliCo (“trout”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ka.lɛ/
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /sa.ka.lɛ/, /sa.ka.le/
  • Rhymes: -ɛ, -e

Noun

sac-à-lait m (plural sac-à-laits or sacs-à-lait)

  1. (Louisiana, Missouri) a white perch (Morone americana)
  2. (Louisiana, Missouri) a white or black crappie (Pomoxis spp.)

Descendants

  • → English: sac-a-lait/sacalait
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