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muktuk

or ·ٲ

[ muhk-tuhk ]

noun

  1. the blubber and skin of a whale when eaten as a food, raw or cooked.


muktuk

/ ˈʌʌ /

noun

  1. the thin outer skin of the beluga, used as food
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of muktuk1

First recorded in 1880–85; from Inupiaq (Alaska) maktak, Inuit (Canada) maktaq “whaleskin with blubber attached”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of muktuk1

from Inuktitut
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Kirk would trade her mother beluga muktuk in exchange for springtime smelt from Buckland.

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Tables were laden with home-cooked foods, including moose, caribou, muktuk and smoked salmon.

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Johnson said one of her sons, 9-year-old K’edzaaye’, got excited when he saw Molly’s mom cooking muktuk, or whale skin — one of his favorite foods.

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These tusked whales – sometimes called the unicorns of the sea – are prized by Inuits who use their blubber and skin to make a traditional, chewy meal called muktuk.

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These tusked whales – sometimes called the unicorns of the sea – are prized by Inuits who use their blubber and skin to make a traditional, extraordinarily chewy meal called muktuk.

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