sac-à-lait

French

Alternative forms

• sacalait

Etymology

Borrowed from Choctaw sakli (“trout”), via folk etymology which reinterpreted it as sac (“sack”) à (“of”) lait (“milk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ka.lɛ/

Noun

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

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