esquimau

== French == === Etymology === 17th century, probably from Montagnais. See English Eskimo for more. The feminine was formed analogically at a time when the masculine had already been standardized, which explains the spelling inconsistency (compare also absous, andalou, coi, favori). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛs.ki.mo/ Rhymes: -o Homophone: esquimaux === Adjective === esquimau (feminine esquimaude, masculine plural esquimaux, feminine plural esquimaudes) (relational) Eskimo === Noun === esquimau m (uncountable) Inuit (language of the Eskimo) === Noun === esquimau m (plural esquimaux) snowsuit === Noun === esquimau m (plural esquimaux) popsicle === Further reading === “esquimau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Noun === esquimau m or f by sense (plural esquimaus) obsolete spelling of esquimó === Further reading === “esquimau”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026