Noun. 1. tupek - tent that is an Eskimo summer dwelling. sealskin tent, tupik. collapsible shelter, tent - a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek"

What is a tupik used for?

noun. A hut or tent made of animal skins used by Inuits in the Canadian Arctic as a summer dwelling.

What is known as tupik?

: an Eskimo summer dwelling specifically : a sealskin tent.