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wigwam
English
Etymology
From Western Abenaki wigwôm or Eastern Abenaki (Penobscot) wigwom (both meaning "house"), from Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·?mi (“house”). Doublet of wickiup.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?w??w??m/
Noun
wigwam (plural wigwams)
- A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats, used by Native Americans in the northeastern United States.
- (possibly dated) Any more or less similar dwelling used by indigenous people in other parts of the world.
- 1845 edition, Charles Darwin, Journal and Remarks (The Voyage of the Beagle):
- The Fuegian wigwam resembles, in size and dimensions, a haycock. It merely consists of a few broken branches stuck in the ground, and very imperfectly thatched on one side with a few tufts of grass and rushes.
- 1845 edition, Charles Darwin, Journal and Remarks (The Voyage of the Beagle):
Translations
Derived terms
- wigwam for a goose's bridle
Verb
wigwam (third-person singular simple present wigwams, present participle wigwamming, simple past and past participle wigwammed)
- (transitive) To dry (flax or straw) by standing it outside in the shape of a wigwam.
See also
- other traditional Native American dwellings:
- hogan (used by the Navajo in the southwestern United States)
- igloo (used by the Inuit, made of snow)
- teepee (used in the Great Plains)
- tupik (used by the Inuit during the summer)
- wetu (used by the Wampanoag in the northeastern United States)
- wickiup (used in the southwestern and western United States)
- wigwam (used in the northeastern United States)
References
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English wigwam.
Noun
wigwam m (invariable)
- wigwam
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English wigwam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?v?i?.vam/
Noun
wigwam m inan
- wigwam
Declension
Usage notes
- Sometimes incorrectly used to refer to a teepee.
Potawatomi
Noun
wigwam
- house
References
- Donald Perrot (2017) Memejek Ebodewadmimyak: Mnokmek, Amazon.com
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wigwamlike
English
Etymology
wigwam +? -like
Adjective
wigwamlike (comparative more wigwamlike, superlative most wigwamlike)
- Resembling a wigwam or some aspect of one.
Synonyms
- teepeelike, tepeelike, tipilike
- tentlike
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