The Inuit roots of the word 'anorak'

'Anorak' is a word borrowed from Inuit 'anorak'. The word entered the English language some time around 1877.

anorak [noun] [1877]

A usually pullover hooded jacket long enough to cover the hips

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Etymology: Dan, from Inuit (Greenland) 'annoraaq'

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