quinzhee

See also: quin-zhee

English

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Etymology

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

Noun

quinzhee (plural quinzhees)

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

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