wigwam

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. dated,possibly
    — 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: [...]
动词 v.
  1. To dry (flax or straw) by standing it outside in the shape of a wigwam. transitive

词形变化

wigwams plural wigwams present,singular,third-person wigwamming participle,present wigwammed participle,past wigwammed past

词汇关系

衍生词
wigwam burner wigwam for a goose's bridle

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Abenaki wigwôm (“house”) or Penobscot wigwom (“house”), from Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi (“house”). Doublet of wickiup.
词源 2
Borrowed from Abenaki wigwôm (“house”) or Penobscot wigwom (“house”), from Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi (“house”). Doublet of wickiup.
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