Etymology

kuspuk

kus·puk
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Today it means: An Alaska Native (traditionally Yup'ik) garment worn on the upper body as an overshirt on top of a parka (“long jacket with a hood”). Full definition →

Yup'ik qaspeq
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  1. Yup'ik · borrowed fromqaspeq
  2. English todaykuspuk

Borrowed from Yup'ik qaspeq, from qai- (“surface; top”) + -peq (postbase denoting something at a certain place).

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