WIGWAM


Meaning of WIGWAM in English

/ ˈwɪgwæm; NAmE -wɑːm/ noun

a type of tent, shaped like a dome or cone , used by Native Americans in the past

—see also tepee

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Ojibwa (an Algonquian language) wigwaum , Algonquian wikiwam their house.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.