kamik

[ kah-mik ]

nounCanadian chiefly Eastern Arctic.
  1. a mukluk made of sealskin.

Origin of kamik

1
Borrowed into English from Inuit around 1860–65

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kamik

/ (ˈkɑːmɪk) /


noun
  1. Canadian a traditional Inuit boot made of caribou hide or sealskin

Origin of kamik

1
from Inuktitut

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