pemmican
noun/ˈpemɪkən/
/ˈpemɪkən/
[uncountable]- a food made from dried meat mixed to a soft mass, originally made in some native North American cultures and later used by Europeans travelling in Arctic and Antarctic regionsWord Originfrom Cree (the language of the Cree people) pimecan, from pime ‘fat’.
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