Qiviut

Pronunciation

IPA: /ËˆkÉªv.i.É™t/

2006, Nancy Gates, The Alaska Almanac: Facts about Alaska, page 185

Origin

From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut á•¿á••á…á–… (qiviut, "underwool").

Full definition of qiviut

Noun

qiviut

(uncountable)

The underwool of the Arctic muskox, used as a fibre.