ˈhōˌgän, -gȧn, -gan noun
( -s )
Etymology: Navaho hogan, from ho-, deictic prefix + -gan dwelling
: a conical, hexagonal, or octagonal dwelling characteristic of the Navaho Indian made with a door traditionally facing east and constructed of logs and sticks covered with mud, sods, or adobe or sometimes of stones — compare lodge 8a
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