amauti

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/əˈmaʊti/

noun

An Inuit parka designed to carry a small child.

OriginGerman Amaut ← Danish amaut ← Greenlandic amaat →
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Meanings

nounamauti (plural amautis or amautiit)

plural amautis · plural amautiit · alternative amaut · alternative amautik

  1. An Inuit parka designed to carry a small child.

Origin

  1. Greenlandicamaat
  2. Danishamaut
  3. GermanAmaut
  4. Englishamauti

From German Amaut, from Danish amaut, ultimately from Greenlandic amaat.

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APA

amauti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amauti

MLA

“amauti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amauti. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amauti,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amauti.

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