cisco

[sis-koh] /ˈsɪs koʊ/

noun, plural (especially collectively) cisco (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) ciscoes, ciscos.

any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.

Origin

1840-50, Americanism; < Canadian French, back formation from ciscoette, ciscaouette < Ojibwa; see siscowet

Examples from the web for cisco

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cisco is testing new technologies in wireless mesh networking.

British Dictionary definitions for cisco

/ˈsɪskəʊ/

noun (pl) -coes, -cos

any of various whitefish, esp Coregonus artedi, of cold deep lakes of North America Also called lake herring

Word Origin

C19: short for Canadian French ciscoette, from Ojibwa pemitewiskawet fish with oily flesh