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Definitions for Eskimo
[1] a member of an indigenous people of Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and northeastern Siberia, characterized by short, stocky build and light-brown complexion.
[2] either of two related languages spoken by the Eskimos, one in Greenland, Canada, and northern Alaska, the other in southern Alaska and Siberia.
[3] plural -mos or -mo a member of a group of peoples inhabiting N Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and E Siberia, having a material culture adapted to an extremely cold climate
[4] the language of these peoples
[5] a family of languages that includes Eskimo and Aleut
[6] relating to, denoting, or characteristic of the Eskimos
Origin of Eskimo
1575–85; < earlier Esqimawe(s ), apparently via French (of 16th-century Basque fishermen) < Spanish esquimao(s ) < Montagnais (French spelling) aiachkimeou- a name for the Micmac, extended or transferred to the Labrador Eskimo among the eastern Montagnais; perhaps literally, snowshoe-netter (compare Ojibwa aškime· to net snowshoes); cf. husky3
Other words from Eskimo
Es·ki·mo·an , adjective
Es·ki·moid [es -kuh -moid] /ˈɛs kəˌmɔɪd/ , adjective
pro-Es·ki·mo , adjective, noun, plural pro-Es·ki·mos, pro-Es·ki·mo.
Word origin for Eskimo
C18 from Algonquian Esquimawes