Sasquatch

American  

[sos-kwoch, sas-kwach] / ˈsɒs kwɒtʃ, ˈsæs kwætʃ /

noun

1. Bigfoot.

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sasquatch British  

/ ˈsæsˌkwætʃ /

noun

1. (in Canadian folklore) in British Columbia, a hairy beast or manlike monster said to leave huge footprints

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Etymology

Origin of Sasquatch

First recorded in 1925–30, Sasquatch is from the Mainland Halkomelem word sέsq̉əc

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Example Sentences

The so-called Sasquatch—or “hairy man” in Halkomelem, a language of the First Nations tribes—allegedly stalks the Pacific Northwest, the wilds of the Sierra National Forest and the imaginations of Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then I would go to Coffee for Sasquatch, which is amazing.

From Los Angeles Times

There was also a fervent believer in Sasquatch and a museum in Santa Cruz dedicated to the hirsute, mythical creature.

From Los Angeles Times

A self-anointed “amateur primatologist” who has given talks about the evidence for the existence of Sasquatch, Saxon leaned into real-life primates for his design, primarily the endangered golden snub-nosed monkey found in remote Chinese mountains.

From Los Angeles Times

Hundreds of sightings of Sasquatch, which is also commonly known as Bigfoot, have been reported in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and western Canada.

From BBC