eskimo
French, adjective
eskimo is spelled E-S-K-I-M-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written French, the 79,170th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eskimo is a French adjective meaning “Eskimo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Eskimo is a different word: “an Eskimo”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Graphie ancienne de esquimau”.
What does eskimo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Eskimo
noun
- 1
masculinean Eskimo
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Graphie ancienne de Esquimau.
adjective: 1. Graphie ancienne de esquimau.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of eskimo
- Eskimos plural
- Esquimau alternative
- esquimau alternative
- eskimos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is eskimo in French?
eskimo appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).