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quinzhee

/ˈkwɪnziː/

quinzhee noun: a shelter made by hollowing out a pile of snow.

Noun

quinzhee (plural quinzhees)

  1. (Canada) A shelter made by hollowing out a pile of snow.
    • Knowing the proper art of building a quin-zhee could have saved me and my friends from many snow fort cave-ins when young.1990 February 1, Sue Lebrecht, “You need patience building snow fort”, in Toronto Star, page A23

Forms of quinzhee

pluralquinzhees
alternative formquinzee
alternative formquin-zhee

Origin of quinzhee

Borrowed from South Slavey kǫ́ yíi (“in the house”).

Questions about quinzhee

What does quinzhee mean?
Quinzhee means a shelter made by hollowing out a pile of snow.
What part of speech is quinzhee?
Quinzhee is a noun.
How do you pronounce quinzhee?
Quinzhee is pronounced /ˈkwɪnziː/.
What is the plural of quinzhee?
The plural of quinzhee is quinzhees.

Words near quinzhee in the dictionary

  1. quinzaines
  2. Quinzay
  3. quinze
  4. quinzee
  5. quinzees
  6. quinzhee
  7. quinzhees
  8. quinzie
  9. quinzieme
  10. quinziemes
  11. quinzies

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