Definitions for iglooˈɪg lu
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ig•looˈɪg lu(n.)(pl.)-loos.
an Eskimo dwelling usu. built of blocks of hard snow and shaped like a dome.
Category: Anthropology
Origin of igloo:
1855–60; < Inuit iglu house
Princeton's WordNet
igloo, iglu(noun)
an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
Wiktionary
igloo(Noun)
A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
igloo(Noun)
A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
Origin: From iglu.
Webster Dictionary
Igloo(noun)
an Eskimo snow house
Igloo(noun)
a cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the ice
Translations for igloo
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
igloo(noun)
an Eskimo hut, usually built of blocks of snow.
- igloeAfrikaans
- كوخ أسكيموArabic
- иглуBulgarian
- igluPortuguese (BR)
- iglúCzech
- das IgluGerman
- igloDanish
- ιγκλού (παγοκαλύβα)Greek
- iglúSpanish
- igluEstonian
- کلبه اسکیموییFarsi
- igluFinnish
- iglooFrench
- אִיגלוּHebrew
- एस्किमो की झोपड़ीHindi
- igluCroatian
- jégkunyhóHungarian
- iglooIndonesian
- snjóhúsIcelandic
- iglù, iglooItalian
- エスキモーの家Japanese
- 이글루Korean
- iglusLithuanian
- iglu, eskimosu ledus būdaLatvian
- igluMalay
- igloDutch
- igloo, snøhytteNorwegian
- iglooPolish
- کلبه اسکیموییPersian
- د واوره خونهPashto
- igluPortuguese
- igluRomanian
- иглуRussian
- igluSlovak
- igluSlovenian
- igloSerbian
- iglooSwedish
- บ้านสร้างด้วยน้ำแข็งและมีรูปร่างคล้ายโดมของชาวเอสกิโมThai
- igloo, Eskimo kulübesiTurkish
- 伊努特人(或愛斯基摩人)的雪屋Chinese (Trad.)
- іглуUkrainian
- اسکیمو قوم کی گنبد نما جھونپڑیUrdu
- lều tuyếtVietnamese
- 因纽特人的圆顶茅屋，圆顶建筑Chinese (Simp.)
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