Eskimo

Meaning

Concepts

Eskimo-Aleut languages

Synonyms

Inuktitut

Inuit

Eskimo-Aleoetische talen

Yuit

Yup’ik

Translations

Esquimó

esquimau

langue esquimo-aleute

lingue eschimo-aleutine

Eskimofrau

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛs.ki.moː/
Etymology

From French Esquimau; for more, see Eskimo. The theory that it derives from a word meaning “eater(s) of raw meat” is discredited.

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