mukluk
Meaning
Noun
- A soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik.
- A laced winter boot resembling a traditional mukluk, with thick rubber sole and cloth upper.
Related
Similar words
- Eskimo boot
- mukluk boot
- snowshoe, snow shoe
Origin
- Borrowed from Yup'ik maklak, referring to sealskin used to make boots, originally derived from Proto-Eskimo *makla.
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