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cisco

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪskəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sis′kō)

cis•co (sis′kō),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -co, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -coes, -cos.

Fishany of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.

Ojibwa; see siscowet
Canadian French, back formation from ciscoette, ciscaouette
1840–50, American.

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cisco /ˈsɪskəʊ/ n ( pl -coes, -cos)

any of various whitefish, esp Coregonus artedi, of cold deep lakes of North America

Etymology: 19th Century: short for Canadian French ciscoette, from Ojibwa pemitewiskawet fish with oily flesh

'cisco' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

tullibee - blackfin - bloater - lake herring

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