WIGWAM


Meaning of WIGWAM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwig-ˌwäm ]

noun

Etymology: Eastern Abenaki wìkəwαm house

Date: 1628

: a hut of the American Indians of the Great Lakes region and eastward having typically an arched framework of poles overlaid with bark, rush mats, or hides ; also : a rough hut

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