What does "pemmican" mean?

A food made from meat which has been dried and beaten into a paste, mixed with berries and rendered fat, and shaped into little patties.

What is a synonym for "pemmican"?

Common synonyms include: aspic, barbecue, flesh, forcemeat, game, hash.

//ˈpɛmɪkən// noun

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Noun

1
A food made from meat which has been dried and beaten into a paste, mixed with berries and rendered fat, and shaped into little patties. uncountable, usually
"I tried to eat some pemmican, but my mouth was too dry."
2
lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians wordnet
3
A speech or piece of writing that is very condensed, conveying a lot of thought or information in few words. archaic, uncountable, usually

"I tried to eat some pemmican, but my mouth was too dry."

From Cree ᐱᒦᐦᑳᐣ (pimiihkaan, “pemmican”), from Cree ᐱᒥᕀ (pimiy, “grease, oil, lard”) + -ᐃᐦᑳᐣ (-ihkaan, “hand made”), from Proto-Algonquian *pemyi.

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