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noun
An Alaska Native (traditionally Yup'ik) garment worn on the upper body as an overshirt on top of a parka (“long jacket with a hood”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: originally
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noun
A lightweight parka-like garment with a hood and a large front pocket worn by Alaska Native people of all sexes, either as an overshirt or as a shirt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Borrowed from Yup'ik qaspeq, from qai- (“surface; top”) + -peq (postbase denoting something at a certain place).
Across languages
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