quinzhee
See also: quin-zhee
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from South Slavey kǫ́ yíi (“in the house”).
Noun edit
quinzhee (plural quinzhees)
- (Canada) A shelter made by hollowing out a pile of snow.
- 1990 February 1, Sue Lebrecht, “You need patience building snow fort”, in Toronto Star, page A23:
- Knowing the proper art of building a quin-zhee could have saved me and my friends from many snow fort cave-ins when young.