muktuk

American  

[muhk-tuhk] / ˈmʌk tʌk /

Or maktak

noun

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

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muktuk British  

/ ˈmʌktʌk /

noun

1. the thin outer skin of the beluga, used as food

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Etymology

Origin of muktuk

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

Example Sentences

So I went on for an hour, made camp, fed the dogs, and ate two chunks of muktuk.

From Literature

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

From Salon

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

From Seattle Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From The Guardian