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- [wig-wom, -wawm]
- /ˈwɪg wɒm, -wɔm/
- /ˈwɪɡ.wæm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wig-wom, -wawm]
- /ˈwɪg wɒm, -wɔm/
Definitions of wigwam word
- noun wigwam an American Indian dwelling, usually of rounded or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or skins. Compare lodge (def 9), tepee. 1
- noun wigwam the Wigwam, Tammany Hall (def 2). 1
- noun wigwam A dome-shaped hut or tent made by fastening mats, skins, or bark over a framework of poles, used by some North American Indian peoples. 1
- noun wigwam Native American dwelling 1
- countable noun wigwam A wigwam is the same as a tepee. 0
- noun wigwam any dwelling of the North American Indians, esp one made of bark, rushes, or skins spread over or enclosed by a set of arched poles lashed together 0
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Origin of wigwam
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30, Americanism; < Eastern Abenaki wìkəwαm house < Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi; cf. wickiup
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Parts of speech for Wigwam
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wigwam popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wigwam usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wigwam
noun wigwam
- dwelling — Machinery. a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle. a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
- tepee — a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- tent — a probe.
- yurt — a tentlike dwelling of the Mongol and Turkic peoples of central Asia, consisting of a cylindrical wall of poles in a lattice arrangement with a conical roof of poles, both covered by felt or skins.
- hut — a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
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