noun
igloo
IHG-loo
noun
1
A dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of packed snow, traditionally used by Inuit people.
"They built an igloo on the frozen lake to shelter from the wind."
How to Use Igloo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA snow shelter shaped like a dome, traditionally built by Inuit people in the Arctic.
Common mistake
In Inuktitut the word just means "house" generally — English speakers narrowed it to mean only the snow-dome version.
Word Forms
igloos plural
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Etymology
From Inuktitut iglu, meaning "house" or "dwelling" of any kind — English narrowed the word to mean specifically the snow-block shelter.