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igloo.

igloo

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/i.ɡlu/

  1. igloo

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo)bor. English igloo French igloo From English, from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo), appears in 1880 with the form iglou.

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