Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kuspuk

/ˈɡʌspʌk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kus-puk
IPA: /ˈɡʌspʌk/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Alaska Native (traditionally Yup'ik) garment worn on the upper body as an overshirt on top of a parka (“long jacket with a hood”).

noun

A lightweight parka-like garment with a hood and a large front pocket worn by Alaska Native people of all sexes, either as an overshirt or as a shirt.

Etymology

Borrowed from Yup'ik qaspeq, from qai- (“surface; top”) + -peq (postbase denoting something at a certain place).

Word Breakdown

Root: qaspeq

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡʌspʌk/
British English: /ˈɡʌspʌk/

Inflected Forms

kuspuks (plural) qaspeq (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce kuspuk?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʌspʌk/.
What does kuspuk mean?: An Alaska Native (traditionally Yup'ik) garment worn on the upper body as an overshirt on top of a parka (“long jacket with a hood”).
Where does kuspuk come from?: Borrowed from Yup'ik qaspeq, from qai- (“surface; top”) + -peq (postbase denoting something at a certain place).

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