wickiup

(wikē up′)

noun

  1. a small, temporary dwelling or shelter of grass, brush, etc. over a frame, traditionally used by Indian peoples of the Great Basin and SW U.S.
  2. any crude shack or shelter

Origin: < Fox wiikiyaapi, house: orig. referred to houses of the style of Algonquian peoples of the Great Lakes region; akin to wigwam

See wickiup in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also wik·i·up

noun
A frame hut covered with matting, as of bark or brush, used by nomadic Native Americans of North America.

Origin:

Origin: Fox wiikiyaapi, wigwam

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