Eskimo

Eskimo
Es•ki•mo
[[t]ˈɛs kəˌmoʊ[/t]] n. pl. -mos, (esp. collectively)-mo for1.
1) off peo a member of a people or group of peoples living on the coast and adjacent hinterland of arctic and subarctic regions from Greenland W through Canada and Alaska to extreme NE Siberia
2) peo the group of related languages spoken by the Eskimos. CompareInuit, Yupik
Etymology: 1575–85; earlier Esqimawe(s), appar. < F < Sp esquimao(s) < Montagnais (F sp.) aiachkimeou- a name for the Micmac, extended or transferred to the Labrador Eskimo; perh. lit., snowshoe-netter Es`ki•mo′an, adj. Es′ki•moid`, adj. usage: The term Eskimo has largely been supplanted by Inuit in Canada, and Inuit is used officially by the Canadian government. Many Inuit consider Eskimo derogatory, in part because the word was, erroneously, long thought to mean “eater of raw meat.” Nonetheless, Eskimo continues in use in all parts of the world, esp. in historical, archaeological, and cultural contexts. The term Native American is sometimes used to include Eskimo and Aleut peoples. See also Indian

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