Main Entry: Sas·quatch

Pronunciation: \ˈsas-ˌkwach, -ˌkwäch\

Function: noun

Etymology: Halkomelem (Salishan language of southwestern British Columbia) sésq̓əc

Date: 1929

: a hairy creature like a human being reported to exist in the northwestern United States and western Canada and said to be a primate between 6 and 15 feet (1.8 and 4.6 meters) tall —called also bigfoot