Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

igloo

/ˈɪɡ.luː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
igloo
IPA
/ˈɪɡ.luː/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

noun

A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.

noun

A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.

noun

A kind of airfreight cargo container.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ᐃᒡᓗ, *ǝɣlu, *ǝŋlu

Inflected Forms

igloos (plural)

Derived Forms

dogloo iglooless igloolike pigloo twigloo

Phrases

snow fort

Frequently Paired Words

twigloo hogan teepee tupik wetu wickiup wigwam quinzhee

Synonyms

iglu

Questions

How do you pronounce igloo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪɡ.luː/.
What does igloo mean?
A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
Where does igloo come from?
From Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu.

How to pronounce igloo

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