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kiviak

or kiv·i·aq

[ kiv-ee-ahk ]

noun

  1. a traditional, communal Inuit winter food made by fermenting numerous whole, undressed little auks inside an airtight seal skin for several months before eating.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of kiviak1

First recorded in 1925–30; possibly from Greenlandic

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