ESKIMO


Meaning of ESKIMO in English

Es ‧ ki ‧ mo /ˈeskəməʊ, ˈeskɪməʊ $ -moʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural Eskimo or Eskimos ) [countable] old-fashioned

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Danish ; Origin: Eskimo and French Esquimaux , from Algonquian ]

an ↑ Inuit (=someone who belongs to a race of people living in the very cold northern areas of North America) . Many people now consider this word offensive.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.