wigwam

Oznaczający (Angielski)

Noun

1. A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats, used by Native Americans in the northeastern United States.
2. Any more or less similar dwelling used by indigenous people in other parts of the world.

Verb

To dry (flax or straw) by standing it outside in the shape of a wigwam.

Synonimy

lodge

house

🏠

tent

⛺

tepee

Indian tent

indian lodge

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈwɪɡwɑːm/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Borrowed from Abenaki wigwôm (“house”) or Penobscot wigwom (“house”), from Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi (“house”). Doublet of wickiup.