aappilattoq

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Greenlandic

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) "aap (auk, aug, aak)" in Eskimo-Aleut meaning "blood, bleed" + "pilattoq (pilagtoq)" meaning "-ish thing or place", to form "aappilattoq (reddish (place or thing), edible red sea-weed),[1] [2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aappilattuq/, [aːp.pɪ.lət.tɔq]

Noun

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aappilattoq (plural aapilattut)

  1. a red, edible seaweed, specifically dulse (Palmaria palmata)

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