different between quinzhee vs igloo

English

Alternative forms

• quinzee
• quin-zhee

Etymology

From Slavey kóézhii (“in the shelter”).

Noun

quinzhee (plural quinzhees)

1. (Canada) A shelter made by hollowing out a pile of snow.
   • 1990, Sue Lebrecht, "You need patience building snow fort," Toronto Star, 1 Feb., p. A23,

     Knowing the proper art of building a quin-zhee could have saved me and my friends from many snow fort cave-ins when young.

See also

• igloo
• snow fort

English

Etymology

From Inuktitut ??? (iglu, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *??lu, from Proto-Eskimo *??lu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???lu?/

Noun

igloo (plural igloos)

1. A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
2. (zoology) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
3. (military) A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
4. (logistics) A kind of airfreight cargo container.
   • 1978, Made in Mexico

     Since most major airlines have interline agreements, if your cargo is in an igloo or container, it can be moved as is […]

Translations

See also

• other traditional Native American dwellings:
  • hogan (used by the Navajo in the southwestern United States)
  • igloo (used by the Inuit, made of snow)
  • teepee (used in the Great Plains)
  • tupik (used by the Inuit during the summer)
  • wetu (used by the Wampanoag in the northeastern United States)
  • wickiup (used in the southwestern and western United States)
  • wigwam (used in the northeastern United States)
• quinzhee
• snow fort

Anagrams

• logoi, oglio, oligo, oligo-

French

Alternative forms

• iglou

Etymology

From English, from Inuktitut ??? (iglu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.?lu/

Noun

igloo m (plural igloos)

1. igloo

Derived terms

• igloo mobile

Further reading

• “igloo” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Polish

Alternative forms

• iglu

Etymology

From English igloo, from Inuktitut ??? (iglu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?.lu/, /?i?.l?/

Noun

igloo n (indeclinable)

1. igloo (Inuit snow house)

Further reading

• igloo in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• igloo in Polish dictionaries at PWN