English Explanatory Dictionary

muktuk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The skin and blubber of a whale, traditionally used as food by the Inuit.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌktʌk/

Word forms

muktuk muktuks maktak maktaaq maqtaq

Etymology

From Inuktitut (Inuvialuktun) ᒪᖅᑕᖅ (maqtaq) and Inupiaq maktak (“whaleskin with attached blubber”). Spelling influenced by English muck and tuck.

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