pingo
Pronunciation: /ˈpɪŋɡəʊ/
The English word “pingo” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- A conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift, particularly if lasting more than a year.
- A flexible pole supported on one shoulder, with a load suspended from each end.
- A measure of weight equivalent to that which can be carried using a pingo, perhaps about 55 pounds (25 kilograms) (see the 2013 quotation).
Etymology
From Greenlandic pingu or Inuktitut pingu (“hummock, small hill”).
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