wigwam

wig·wam  (wgwm)

n.

A Native American dwelling commonly having an arched or conical framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats.

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[Eastern Abenaki wìkwm.]

Word History: English has adopted two words for Native American dwellings from languages in the Algonquian family. Both wigwam and wickiup come from the Algonquian root wik- (with a variant wig-), "to dwell," to which suffixes are added. Wigwam comes from Abenaki wigwam (spelled various ways) and means "their dwelling"; wickiup comes from Fox dialect wikiyap or wikiyapi, "a dwelling, wigwam."

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wigwam [ˈwɪgˌwæm]

n

1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) any dwelling of the North American Indians, esp one made of bark, rushes, or skins spread over or enclosed by a set of arched poles lashed together Compare tepee

2. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) a similar structure for children

[from Abnaki and Massachuset wīkwām, literally: their abode]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wigwam - a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides indian lodge, lodge - any of various Native American dwellings

Translations

wigwam [ˈwɪgwæm] N → tipi m, tienda f india

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wigwam [ˈwɪgwæm] n → wigwam m

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wigwam

n → Wigwam m

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wigwam [ˈwɪgˌwæm] n → wigwam m inv

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wigwam

n wigwam [ˈwigwam, (American ) -wa:m]

a North American Indian tent made of skins etc. wigwam خَيْمَةٌ عند الهُنود الحُمُر индианска колиба vigvam wigwam der Wigwam δερμάτινη σκηνή ερυθρόδερμων tienda india, tepe vigvam کلبه سرخ پوستان intiaaniteltta wigwam אוֹהֵל אינדִיאָנִי अमेरिकी आदिवासियों की चमडे़ की झोपड़ी vigvam indián sátor tenda kulit orang Indian indíánatjald wigwam インディアンの小屋 (북미 인디언의) 천막 오두막 vigvamas vigvams khemah orang Red Indian wigwam wigwam wigwam tenda dos índios wigwam вигвам vigvam vigvam vigvam wigwam กระท่อมของอินเดียนแดงทางตะวันออกของอเมริกา kızılderili çadırı 北美原住民居住的帳蓬 вігвам شمالی امریکیوں کا خیمہ lều 栅棚屋