angakok

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noun

An Inuit shaman.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounangakok (plural angakoks)

plural angakoks

  1. An Inuit shaman.

    Synonyms: angekok, angakkuq, angatkuq

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn Inuit shaman.

Origin

  1. Greenlandicangakkoq
  2. Englishangakok

From Greenlandic angakkoq.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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