angekok

A1N1G2E1K5O1K5

noun

An Eskimo/Inuit sorcerer or shaman.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounangekok (plural angekoks)

plural angekoks

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn Eskimo/Inuit sorcerer or shaman.

Origin

Variant of angakok, from Greenlandic.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: angekok on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.