wigwam

[ wig-wom, -wawm ]
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noun
  1. a Native American dwelling, usually of rounded or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or skins.: Compare lodge (def. 9), teepee.

  2. the Wigwam. Tammany Hall (def. 2).

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Origin of wigwam

1
An Americanism dating back to 1620–30; from Eastern Abenaki wìkəwαm “house,” from unattested Proto-Algonquian wi·kiwa·ʔmi; cf. wickiup

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wigwam

/ (ˈwɪɡˌwæm) /


noun
  1. 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. a similar structure for children

Origin of wigwam

1
from Abnaki and Massachuset wīkwām, literally: their abode

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