wigwam

Definitions


[ˈwɪɡwam], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a hut or tent with a domed or conical roof made by fastening bark, hides, or reed mats over a framework of poles (as used traditionally by some Indigenous peoples of North America)


Phrases:
- a wigwam for a goose's bridle

Origin:
early 17th century: from Ojibwa wigwaum, Algonquian wikiwam ‘their house’




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