Okak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A ghost town in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Pronunciation

/ˈoʊ.kɑk/

Word forms

Okak

Etymology

Derived from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut oĸaĸ (“tongue”). The settlement was named after Okak Bay, which is shaped roughly like a tongue.

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