igloo
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igloo (plural igloos)
- A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
- (zoology) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
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Inuit snow house
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[edit] Etymology
From English igloo < Inuktitut iglu (ᐃᒡᓗ).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈiɡlu/ or /ˈiɡlɔ/
[edit] Noun
igloo n.