Definition
An old-fashioned spelling or variant name for an Inuit person, or a type of ice cream product, now considered outdated or offensive when referring to people.
Etymology
From French esquimau, borrowed from Inuit languages (possibly from Algonquian eaters of raw flesh). The term became a commercial brand name (Edy's Pie) and is now considered inappropriate for describing Indigenous peoples.
Kelly Says
The word 'Esquimau' reveals how a brand name (Edy's Pie) can outlive the original term it was based on—today it's mostly found in ice cream parlors rather than ethnography books, a relic of outdated naming conventions!
Translations
ARالعربية
إسكيمو
es-kee-moh
BNবাংলা
এস্কিমো
es-kee-moh
CACatalà
esquimau
es-kee-moh
CSČeština
Eskymák
es-kee-mahk
DADansk
eskimo
es-kee-moh
DEDeutsch
Eskimo
es-kee-moh
ELΕλληνικά
Εσκιμώος
es-kee-moh-os
ESEspañol
esquimal
es-kee-mahl
FAفارسی
اسکیمو
es-kee-moh
FISuomi
eskimo
es-kee-moh
FRFrançais
esquimau
es-kee-moh
HEעברית
אסקימו
es-kee-moh
HIहिन्दी
एस्किमो
es-kee-moh
HUMagyar
eszkimó
es-kee-moh
IDBahasa Indonesia
eskimo
es-kee-moh
ITItaliano
esquimese
es-kee-meh-zeh
KMKM
អេស្គីម៉ូ
es-kee-moh
MSBahasa Melayu
eskimo
es-kee-moh
MYမြန်မာ
အက်စကီးမို
es-kee-moh
NLNederlands
eskimo
es-kee-moh
NONorsk
eskimo
es-kee-moh
PLPolski
Eskimos
es-kee-mos
PTPortuguês
esquimó
es-kee-moh
RORomână
eskimău
es-kee-mah-oo
RUРусский
эскимос
es-kee-mos
SVSvenska
eskimå
es-kee-moh
SWKiswahili
eskimo
es-kee-moh
TAதமிழ்
எஸ்கிமோ
es-kee-moh
TEతెలుగు
ఎస్కిమో
es-kee-moh
TRTürkçe
eskimolar
es-kee-moh-lar
UKУкраїнська
ескімі
es-kee-mee
VITiếng Việt
người Eskimo
ngoo-ee es-kee-moh