gunyah

gun·yah

[guhn-yuh]
noun Australian.
1.
an aboriginal hut or shelter.
2.
any crude bush hut or shelter.

Origin:
1790–1800; < Dharuk gu-n'i

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gunyah (ˈɡʌnjə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(Austral) a bush hut or shelter
 
[C19: from a native Australian language]

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