An igloo (Inuit language: iglu, Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᒡᓗ, "house", plural: iglooit or igluit, but in English commonly igloos), translated sometimes as snowhouse,'s the Inuit word for house or homes, and isn't restricted exclusively to snowhouses (in fact they're extremely rare, if not non-existent at the moment) but includes traditional tents, sod houses, homes constructed of driftwood and modern buildings. Igloo as a snowhouse When referring to a snowhouse, igloos are shelt… (More on Igloo)