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- [ig-loo]
- /ˈɪg lu/
- /ˈɪɡ.luː/
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- [ig-loo]
- /ˈɪg lu/
Definitions of igloo word
- noun plural igloo an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow. 1
- noun plural igloo Informal. any dome-shaped construction thought to resemble an igloo: immense silos topped with steel igloos. 1
- noun plural igloo Military. a dome-shaped building for the storage of rockets or other munitions. 1
- noun plural igloo an excavation made by a seal in the snow over its breathing hole in the ice. 1
- noun igloo A dome-shaped Eskimo house, typically built from blocks of solid snow. 1
- noun igloo house made of snow 1
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Origin of igloo
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60, igloo is from the Inuit word iglu house
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Parts of speech for Igloo
noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
igloo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
igloo usage trend in Literature
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