kuspuk

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US, UK/ˈɡʌspʌk/US, UK/ˈkʌs-/

noun

An Alaska Native (traditionally Yup'ik) garment worn on the upper body as an overshirt on top of a parka (“long jacket with a hood”).

OriginYup'ik qaspeq →
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Meanings

nounkuspuk (plural kuspuks)

plural kuspuks · alternative qaspeq

  1. originallyAn Alaska Native (traditionally Yup'ik) garment worn on the upper body as an overshirt on top of a parka (“long jacket with a hood”).
  2. A lightweight parka-like garment with a hood and a large front pocket worn by Alaska Native people of all sexes, either as an overshirt or as a shirt.

Origin

  1. Yup'ikqaspeq
  2. Englishkuspuk

Borrowed from Yup'ik qaspeq, from qai- (“surface; top”) + -peq (postbase denoting something at a certain place).

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Translations

Ukrainian каспак
  • каспак (kaspak)garment
Cite this entry
APA

kuspuk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kuspuk

MLA

“kuspuk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kuspuk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kuspuk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kuspuk.

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