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sac-a-lait

[ sak-uh-ley, sak-uh-ley ]
/ ˈsæk əˌleɪ, ˌsæk əˈleɪ /

noun

the white crappie.See under crappie.

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Origin of sac-a-lait

1880–85, Americanism; < Louisiana French < Choctaw sakli trout (taken as sac sack1 + à for + lait milk)

Words nearby sac-a-lait

sabrina, sabs, sabulous, sac, sac fungus, sac-a-lait, sacajawea, sacaton, sacc, saccade, saccadic
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