# Nuuk

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /nuːk/

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Greenland.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Danish Nuuk, from Greenlandic Nuuk, a capitalization of Greenlandic nuuk (“a cape”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nuuk