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qaspeq

qaspeq is the alternative spelling of kuspuk.

Meaning of kuspuk

Noun

kuspuk (plural kuspuks)

  1. (originally) An Alaska Native (traditionally Yup'ik) garment worn on the upper body as an overshirt on top of a parka (“long jacket with a hood”).
  2. A lightweight parka-like garment with a hood and a large front pocket worn by Alaska Native people of all sexes, either as an overshirt or as a shirt.

Forms of qaspeq

pluralqaspeqs

Questions about qaspeq

What is qaspeq the alternative spelling of?
Qaspeq is the alternative spelling of kuspuk.

Words near qaspeq in the dictionary

  1. Qashqai
  2. qashta
  3. qasida
  4. qasidas
  5. Qasim
  6. qaspeq
  7. qaspeqs
  8. qasr
  9. qasrs
  10. qass
  11. Qassam

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Adapted from Wiktionary: qaspeq (page history and authors); kuspuk (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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