igloo

(Îngilîzî)

  1. A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
  2. A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
  3. A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
  4. A kind of airfreight cargo container.

Pircarînî

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈɪɡluː/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu.

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