mukluk.
A soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik.
Meaning & usage
A soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik.
A laced winter boot resembling a traditional mukluk, with thick rubber sole and cloth upper.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Yup'ik maklak (“bearded seal”), referring to sealskin used to make boots, originally derived from Proto-Eskimo *makla (“bearded seal, spotted seal”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.