hogan

See also: Hogan

English

WOTD – 29 December 2007

A Navajo hogan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• 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

house

• French: hogan-Navajo m
• German: Hogan m
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• Navajo: hooghan
• Polish: jednopokojowe mieszkanie Indian Navajo

See also

• 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

• Hoang

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Breton

Noun

hogan ?

1. dog rose, dogrose

See also

• hogin