Etymology

muktuk

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Today it means: The skin and blubber of a whale, traditionally used as food by the Inuit. Full definition →

Inupiaq maktak
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  1. Inupiaq · derived frommaktak“whaleskin with attached blubber”
  2. English todaymuktuk

From Inuktitut (Inuvialuktun) ᒪᖅᑕᖅ (maqtaq) and Inupiaq maktak (“whaleskin with attached blubber”). Spelling influenced by English muck and tuck.

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