wickiup

== English == === Alternative forms === wakiup, wikiup === Etymology === Wickiup-like structures were built by many Native American peoples throughout the Southwestern United States, and terms similar to wickiup are present "among Native Americans in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, and California", but the source of the word appears to be Fox wîkiyâpi (“house”). Alternatively, it may be a variant of wikiwam (“wigwam”). Either way, its ultimate origin is the Proto-Algonquian root *wi·kiwa·ʔmi (“house”). Doublet of wigwam. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɪkɪʌp/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɪk.i.ʌp/ === Noun === wickiup (plural wickiups) A domed hut, similar to a wigwam, used by some seminomadic Native American tribes, particularly in the southwestern and western United States. === 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) === References === === Further reading === wickiup on Wikipedia.Wikipedia