DCHP-2

Pangnirtung hat Pang hat Territories DCHP-2 (July 2016)

• n. — Territories, Inuit, Aboriginal

  a traditional knitted hat in the Canadian Arctic, with a brightly coloured rim and usually a tassel.

  Type: 1. Origin — Pangnirtung hats appear to be named for Pangnirtung, a hamlet located on Baffin Island in the territory of Nunavut that is known world-wide for its artisanal products (see Pangnirtung reference, see the 2016 quotation). The term is most prevalent in Canada (see Chart 1).
  See also COD-2, s.v. "Pangnirtung hat", which is marked "Cdn (North)".

  • The popular hat's name has been shortened to Pang hat in a number of contexts (see the 2016 quotation).