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wigwam
- /ˈwɪɡwɑːm/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Abenaki wigwôm (“house”) or Penobscot wigwom (“house”), from Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi (“house”). Doublet of wickiup.
noun wigwams
- A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats, used by Native Americans in the northeastern United States.
- Any more or less similar dwelling used by indigenous people in other parts of the world. Their houſes or wigwams, which they call carbets, are built as I have already deſcribed thoſe of the negroes; but inſtead of being covered with the leaves of the manicole-tree, they are covered with the leaves of rattans or jointed canes, here called tas, which grow in cluſters in all marſhy places:
verb wigwams · wigwamming · wigwammed
- To dry (flax or straw) by standing it outside in the shape of a wigwam.
Translations
Talk about this word "wigwam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wigwam. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wigwam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wigwam "wigwam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wigwam.Cite this
@misc{wigwam_2026,
title = {wigwam},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wigwam},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
