sac-à-lait

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

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).
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