sac-a-lait
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See also: sacalait
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Choctaw sakli (“trout”), via Cajun French, which reinterpreted it as sac (“sack”) (à (“of”)) lait (“milk”), ultimately from Proto-Muskogean *¢akliCo (“trout”).
Noun[edit]
sac-a-lait (plural sac-a-lait)
- (Louisiana dialect) A white crappie (Pomoxis annularis).
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