Es‧ki‧mo /ˈeskəməʊ, ˈeskɪməʊ $ -moʊ/
noun (
plural Eskimo or Eskimos)
[countable] old-fashioned[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Danish;
Origin: Eskimo and French Esquimaux, from Algonquian]
an
Inuit (=someone who belongs to a race of people living in the very cold northern areas of North America). Many people now consider this word offensive.
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