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German
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English wigwam, from Abenaki wigwôm (“house”) or Penobscot wigwom (“house”), ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi (“house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪkvam/
- Hyphenation: Wig‧wam
Noun
Wigwam m (strong, genitive Wigwams, plural Wigwams)
- wigwam
Declension
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See also
References
- “Wigwam” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wigwam” in Duden online