cisco

Etymology

From French ciscoette (“siscowet”), from Ojibwe siscowet (“cooks itself”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪskəʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɪskəʊ

Noun

cisco (plural ciscos or ciscoes)

1. Any North American freshwater fish of certain species of the genus Coregonus that live in cold-water lakes.

References

• cisco (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Coregonus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Coregonus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• cisco at OneLook Dictionary Search
• cisco in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• The Great Minnesota Fish Book

Etymology

From Latin cinisculum.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsis.ku/, /ˈsiʃ.ku/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsiʃ.ku/
• Hyphenation: cis‧co

Noun

cisco m (plural ciscos)

1. speck (tiny particle)

   Um cisco entrou no meu olho.

   A speck got into my eye.

Verb

cisco

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of ciscar

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈθisko/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈsisko/

Noun

cisco m (plural ciscos)

1. coaldust
2. culm

Further reading

• “cisco” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.