choupique en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ʃuˈpik/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Louisiana French choupique, from Choctaw shupik (“bowfin, mudfish”).
Meanings
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(Louisiana) The bowfin fish, Amia calva
Them choupiques and ugly alligator gar done wanted to snap his damn hands off when he pulled them in the boat.
2001, M. F. Korn, Skimming the Gumbo Nuclear, page 25:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| choupiques | Number=Plur | lexicographic |