ˈeskəˌmō noun
Etymology: Danish Eskimo & French Esquimau, from the name applied by the Algonquians to the tribes north of them; akin to Abnaki esquimantsic eaters of raw flesh, Cree askimowew he eats it raw
1. plural eskimo or eskimos usually capitalized
a. : a group of peoples of northern Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and eastern Siberia
b. : a member of such people
2. -s capitalized : the Eskimo-Aleut language of the Eskimo people
3. -s often capitalized : rustic brown
• es·ki·mo·an |eskə|mōən adjective , usually capitalized