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Igloo

2 stages from Inuktitut to English.

Today it means a dome-shaped shelter traditionally built from blocks of snow
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Stage 1 of 2
iglu
Inuktitut · ancient
"house, dwelling"
meaning "house" or "dwelling" generally
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Stage 2 of 2
igloo
English · 1800s
"a dome-shaped snow house"
narrowed to mean specifically a dome-shaped snow house
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