kiviak

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noun

In Greenland, traditional food made from fermented raw auk flesh stuffed inside a hollowed-out seal's body.

OriginGreenlandic [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounkiviak (uncountable)

alternative kiviaq

  1. uncountableIn Greenland, traditional food made from fermented raw auk flesh stuffed inside a hollowed-out seal's body.

Origin

  1. Greenlandic[Term?]
  2. Englishkiviak

From Greenlandic [Term?].

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Translations

French kiviak
  • kiviakauk stuffed inside a seal
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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