quinzhee en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈkwɪnziː/
Etymology
Borrowed from South Slavey kǫ́ yíi (“in the house”).
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quin-zhee | alternative | lexicographic | |
| quinzhees | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| quinzee | alternative | lexicographic |
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fr quinzy (Translations)