sac-a-lait

See also: sacalait

English

Etymology

From Choctaw sakli (“trout”), via Cajun French, which reinterpreted it as sac (“sack”) (à (“of”)) lait (“milk”), ultimately from Proto-Muskogean *¢akliCo (“trout”).

Noun

sac-a-lait (plural sac-a-lait)

  1. (Louisiana dialect) A white crappie (Pomoxis annularis).
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