n.
Pronunciation: ' wi-k ē - ˌ ə p
Function: noun
Etymology: Fox (Algonquian language of the Fox, Sauk, and Kickapoo Indians) wi · kiya · pi house
Date: 1843
: a hut used by the nomadic Indians of the arid regions of the western and southwestern U.S. with a usually oval base and a rough frame covered with reed mats, grass, or brushwood also : a rude temporary shelter or hut
wickiup