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kiviak

American  
[kiv-ee-ahk] / ˈkɪv iˌɑk /
Or kiviaq

noun

  1. a traditional, communal Inuit winter food made by fermenting numerous whole, undressed little auks inside an airtight seal skin for several months before eating.

Etymology

Origin of kiviak

First recorded in 1925–30; possibly from Greenlandic

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