English Dictionary

pemmican

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɛmɪkən/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常 古語

A food made from meat which has been dried and beaten into a paste, mixed with berries and rendered fat, and shaped into little patties.

日本語の意味

乾燥・粉砕した肉にベリーや溶かし脂肪を混ぜ、パティ状に成型した保存食。北米先住民族などが、長期保存のために作った伝統的な食品。

Explorers carried pemmican for weeks, relying on its dense calories to survive the harsh winter.

探検家たちは何週間も、ベリーと溶かし脂を混ぜた乾燥肉の練り保存食を携行し、その高いカロリーに頼って厳しい冬を生き延びた。

意味（1）

A food made from meat which has been dried and beaten into a paste, mixed with berries and rendered fat, and shaped into little patties.

I tried to eat some pemmican, but my mouth was too dry.

意味（2）

(now rare) A speech or piece of writing that is very condensed, conveying a lot of thought or information in few words.

pemmicans （ plural ）