"angekok" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: angekoks [plural]
Etymology: Variant of angakok, from Greenlandic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|kl|-}} Greenlandic Head templates: {{en-noun}} angekok (plural angekoks)
  1. An Eskimo/Inuit sorcerer or shaman. Synonyms: angakok (english: from Greenlandic), angatkuq (english: from Inuvialuktun), angakkuq (english: from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut), angekkok, angekut [variant]
    Sense id: en-angekok-en-noun-cJ~LgzEi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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