Sasquatch
noun/ˈsæskwætʃ/, /ˈsæskwɒtʃ/
/ˈsæskwɑːtʃ/
(also Bigfoot)
- a large creature covered with hair like an ape, which some people believe lives in western North AmericaWord Originearly 20th cent.: Salish. Salish is a group of extinct languages spoken by American Indian peoples who lived in the north-western US and western Canada.
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