"sac-a-lait" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sac-a-lait [plural]
Etymology: From Choctaw sakli (“trout”), via Cajun French, which reinterpreted it as sac (“sack”) (à (“of”)) lait (“milk”), ultimately from Proto-Muskogean *¢akliCo (“trout”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cho|sakli||trout}} Choctaw sakli (“trout”), {{uder|en|frc|-}} Cajun French, {{m|fr|sac||sack}} sac (“sack”), {{m|fr|à||of}} à (“of”), {{m|fr|lait||milk}} lait (“milk”), {{der|en|nai-mus-pro|*¢akliCo||trout}} Proto-Muskogean *¢akliCo (“trout”) Head templates: {{en-noun|sac-a-lait}} sac-a-lait (plural sac-a-lait)
  1. (Louisiana dialect) A white crappie (Pomoxis annularis). Tags: Louisiana, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Sunfish

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