cisco
English meaning: Cisco
Definition
Any North American freshwater fish of certain species of the genus Coregonus that live in cold-water lakes.
Example
“The fisherman netted a dozen cisco from the deep, cold waters of the lake.”
Another example: “Anglers reported a strong cisco run in the cold northern lake this autumn.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A technical or regional noun naming a North American freshwater whitefish; familiar mainly to anglers and in the Great Lakes region. Also widely recognized as a technology company name, which is a separate proper noun.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Canadian French 'ciscoette', probably from an Ojibwe word for the fish; recorded in English in the 19th century.
Synonyms
- lake herring
- coregonus artedi
- whitefish
Related Words
- pix
- burbot
- router
- emc
- sucker
- whitefish
- vpn
- juniper
- symantec
- eos
Common Collocations
- lake cisco
- cisco fish
- smoked cisco
- cisco run
Word Forms
cisco (n); ciscoes / ciscos (pl)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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