te·pee
noun/ˈtiːpiː/
/ˈtiːpiː/
(also teepee)
- a type of tall tent like a cone in shape, used in the past by native North American peoples of the Plains and Great Lakes regions
一种高大的圆锥形帐篷，过去由平原和五大湖地区的北美原住民使用 Word Originmid 18th cent.: from the language of the Sioux people tīpī ‘dwelling’.