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kayak

UK/ˈkaɪˌæk/ US/ˈkaɪæk/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos

verb

1.

travel in a small canoe

  • “we kayaked down the river”

Origin

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq, “hunter's boat”) (Inuvialuktun), from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʁ. Compare Greenlandic qajaq and Yup'ik qayaq.

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