sac-a-lait

See also: sac-à-lait and sacalait

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Louisiana French sac-à-lait (literally “bag of milk”), a folk etymology reinterpretation of Choctaw sakli (“trout”), ultimately from Proto-Muskogean *¢akliCo (“trout”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sac-a-lait (plural sac-a-lait)

  1. (Louisiana) A white crappie (Pomoxis annularis).
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