Tupik

//ˈtuːpɪk// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tent or other building made from animal skins, used by the Inuit during the summer.
  2. 2
    tent that is an Eskimo summer dwelling wordnet

Etymology

From Inupiaq, compare Greenlandic tupeq.

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