tullibee

[ tuhl-uh-bee ]

noun

1. a commercially important deep-bodied Canadian whitefish, Coregonus artedi.

tullibee

/ ˈtʌlɪˌbiː /

noun

1. a cisco of the Great Lakes of Canada, Coregonus artedii tullibee

Word History and Origins

Origin of tullibee¹

First recorded in 1780–90; earlier telibee, from Canadian French toulibi, from unattested early Ojibwe dialect oto·lipi· (compare Ojibwe ( English spelling) o-doon-ne-be, odonabee, Menominee otu·nepih )

Word History and Origins

Origin of tullibee¹

C19: from French toulibi , from Ojibwa

Example Sentences

The seven-course $110 tasting menu is delivered to the door, and the contactless service continues with the chef, Nyle Flynn, of the Tullibee restaurant explaining his meal via video.

From New York Times

DNR officials expect the walleye bite on Mille Lacs to be quite good this winter because the relatively low numbers of forage fish such as perch and tullibee should make an anglers’ bait hard to resist.

From Washington Times

Minnesotans have returned the love, crowding the hotel’s ground-floor restaurant and bar Tullibee, which champions the bounty of the region with a Scandinavian accent.

From New York Times

Guests are well-advised to make a dinner reservation at Tullibee when they reserve their room.

From New York Times

The backwoods goes big city at the Hewing Hotel, where woody interiors and rustic décor warm the industrial setting, and dishes like pork wild rice sausage at its restaurant Tullibee feed the lumberjack spirit.

From New York Times