igloo
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From Inuktitut iglu (ᐃᒡᓗ).
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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] French
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From English, from Inuktitut iglu (ᐃᒡᓗ).
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igloo m. (plural igloos)
[edit] Polish
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From English igloo, from Inuktitut iglu (ᐃᒡᓗ).
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- IPA: /ˈiɡlu/ or /ˈiɡlɔ/
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igloo n.