hogan

See also: Hogan

English
WOTD – 29 December 2007
A Navajo hogan

Etymology

Borrowed from Navajo hooghan (“dwelling, house”).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊ.ɡən/
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  • Rhymes: -əʊɡən

Noun

hogan (plural hogans)

  1. A one-room Navajo dwelling or ceremonial lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud.

Translations

See also
  • other traditional Native American dwellings:
    • hogan (used by the Navajo in the southwestern United States)
    • igloo (used by the Inuit, made of snow)
    • teepee (used in the Great Plains)
    • tupik (used by the Inuit during the summer)
    • wetu (used by the Wampanoag in the northeastern United States)
    • wickiup (used in the southwestern and western United States)
    • wigwam (used in the northeastern United States)

Anagrams

Breton

Noun

hogan ?

  1. dog rose, dogrose

See also
  • hogin
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