# siscowet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɪs.kəˌwɛt/

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

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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