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tupek

tupek

9.9
A tent made of animal skins or cloth that Arctic people use in summer
  • noun
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  • The family lived in a tupek during the short Arctic summer.

Examples

  • A traditional tupek is made by stretching skins over a wooden frame.

  • When the ice melted, the villagers replaced their igloos with a tupek.

  • The hunter built a tupek near the river.

  • We camped in a traditional tupek last summer.

  • A traditional tupek is made by stretching skins over a wooden frame.

  • The family lived in a tupek during the short Arctic summer.

  • When the ice melted, the villagers replaced their igloos with a tupek.

Synonyms

tupik
vstupek
  • US
9.9

A summer tent made of animal skins used by Inuit people

is broader allowing fabric as well as animal skins
sealskin tent
vstupek
9.4

A tent that Inuit people make from seal skin to use in summer

is more general not limited to one specific animal skin

Surface Forms

tupek singular
tupeks plural

Etymology

The word tupek comes from an Inuit word tupiq that means 'tent' or 'shelter'. A tupek is a traditional skin or fabric tent used as a summer home.