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Igloo has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome

2

A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
hovel

Origin

The word "igloo" comes from the Inuktitut word iclo, which means "house" or "building of any kind." It originally referred to a structure made of snow blocks used by Inuit people in the Arctic region.

Rhyming Words
loo floo aloo agloo alloo baloo purloo hulloo holloo halloo calloo pigloo babloo leeloo jakeloo ullaloo twigloo fakeloo gardyloo waterloo
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