hogan

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English [edit]

WOTD – 29 December 2007    
A Navajo hogan
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Etymology [edit]

From Navajo hooghan (“dwelling, house”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

hogan (plural hogans)

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

Translations [edit]

house

See also [edit]

  • wigwam (used in the northeastern United States)
  • teepee (used in the Great Plains)
  • wickiup (used in the southwestern and western United States)
  • tupik (used by the Inuit during the summer)

Breton [edit]

Noun [edit]

hogan

  1. dog rose, dogrose

See also [edit]

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