wigwam
/ˈwɪgwæm/noun
1- a dome-shaped hut or tent made by fastening mats, skins, or bark over a framework of poles, used by some North American Indian peoples(北美洲印第安人用席子、兽皮、树皮等搭建的)圆顶棚屋, 圆顶茅屋。
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- a pyramidal framework of poles used to support runner beans, sweet peas, and other climbing plants(用以支撑豆类、香豌豆等爬藤植物的)棱锥形支架。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Ojibwa wigwaum, Algonquian wikiwam 'their house'.