(in Canadian folklore) in British Columbia, a hairy beast or manlike monster said to leave huge footprints
Word Origin
from Salish
Word Origin and History for Sasquatch
sasquatch
n.
1929, from Halkomelem (Salishan), a native language of the Pacific Northwest, sæsq'ec, one of a race of huge, hairy man-monsters supposed to inhabit the Pacific northwest woods in American Indian lore and also known as bigfoot.