tupik

• Ein Zelt oder eine Hütte, die als Sommerunterkunft der Eskimos dient.

A noun referring to a tent that serves as a summer dwelling for Eskimo people.

1. Eskimo summer dwellingC2formal

   A tent used as a traditional summer dwelling by Eskimo (Inuit) peoples.

   Tupik (Sommerwohnung)

   • The family set up their tupik on the tundra for the summer months.
   • Traditional tupiks were made from animal skins stretched over a frame.
   • The anthropologist documented the construction of a tupik during her fieldwork.