ᐱᓓᐤ pilew
(noun, animate)
a gallinaceous bird such as grouse, partridges, and ptarmigans
Examples
ᓂᑮ ᓇᓈᑕᐙᐸᒫᓈᓇᒃ ᐱᓓᐗᒃ᙮ ᑫᑲ ᓂ ᐙᐸᒫᐗᒃ᙮
We looked for grouse. Eventually I see some.
Patrick Stephen - Cree Notes & Texts collected by Truman Michelson [1936]
Etymology
from Old Cree *pirêwa, from Proto-Algonquian *perêwa
8 results found
Some words starting with 'pilew'
a grouse gizzard
grouse broth
a grouse bone
s/he smells like grouse
it smells like grouse
a creeping snowberry
a creeping snowberry plant (Gaultheria hispidula)