cisco

American

[sis-koh] / ˈsɪs koʊ /

noun

plural

cisco,

plural

ciscoes, ciscos

any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.

cisco British

/ ˈsɪskəʊ /

noun

Also called: lake herring. any of various whitefish, esp Coregonus artedi , of cold deep lakes of North America

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Etymology

Origin of cisco

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; from Canadian French, back formation from ciscoette, ciscaouette from Ojibwe; see siscowet

Example Sentences

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The salmon have grown bigger on Lake Superior this year due to large numbers of prey fish, the little cisco, being available to feed upon.

From Washington Times • Oct. 14, 2023

When a leggy brunette named Joan Kinney moved west from Chicago last year, she had nothing more adventurous in mind than some postgraduate courses in creative writing at San Fran cisco State College.

From Time Magazine Archive

Actually, the Russian ship anchored in San Fran cisco Bay was there primarily for radio communication with Moscow.

From Time Magazine Archive

With that, Krips set confidently to work in his new post as musical director of the San Fran cisco Symphony Orchestra.

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For Fran cisco Sarabia had set a new record of 10 hrs.

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