■ noun a dome-shaped or conical dwelling made by fastening mats, skins, or bark over a framework of poles (as used formerly by some North American Indian peoples).
Origin
C17: from Ojibwa wigwaum , Algonquian wikiwam 'their house'.
WIGWAM
Meaning of WIGWAM in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004