nounWord forms: plural-sas or esp collectively -sa
a small, dark-blue brook trout, Salvelinus oquassa, of Maine
Word origin
[1880–85; ‹ Eastern Abenaki ɑ̀k2əsse]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, barnstorm, irredentist, rain check, regionalism