sagamité

See also: sagamite

English

Alternative forms

• sagamite

Etymology

Borrowed from Canadian French sagamité, from an Algonquian language; compare Cree ᑭᓵᑲᒥᑌᐚᐳᕀ (kisaakamitewaapoy, “hot water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˌɡɑ.məˈteɪ/

Noun

sagamité (countable and uncountable, plural sagamités)

1. Hulled Indian corn, or a stew made of this.

French

Etymology

From an Algonquian language; compare Cree ᑭᓵᑲᒥᑌᐚᐳᕀ (kisaakamitewaapoy, “hot water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ɡa.mi.te/

Noun

sagamité f (plural sagamités)

1. (Louisiana) hominy

References

• “sagamité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.