pɛmɪkæn

Definitions

1. noun

A high-calorie mixture of fat and dried meat, traditionally used as a concentrated food source for Arctic explorers and travelers.

“The Inuit people made pemican from dried caribou meat and seal oil to sustain them during long hunting trips.”

2. verb

To mix or prepare pemican.

“The chef pemicaned the mixture of beef fat and dried venison for the expedition’s meals.”