wigwam
Meanings
noun
- A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats, used by Native Americans in the northeastern United States.
- Any more or less similar dwelling used by indigenous people in other parts of the world.
verb
- To dry (flax or straw) by standing it outside in the shape of a wigwam.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Abenaki wigwôm (“house”) or Penobscot wigwom (“house”), from Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi (“house”). Doublet of wickiup.
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