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How to pronounce wigwam in English?

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Type Words
Type of indian lodge, lodge

Examples of wigwam

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Am away next weekend and need to move the baby borlotto beans into the last wigwam.
From the guardian.co.uk
GourdsI used to grow a hazel wigwam of mixed gourds across my potager paths.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The beans are sitting sullenly on the wigwam, radiating health and neglect.
From the guardian.co.uk
But like a camping holiday, staying in a wigwam is inexpensive, good value and great fun.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Construct the frame before sowing runner beans either as a ridge support or as a wigwam.
From the guardian.co.uk
They were given food resources and allowed them a wigwam to rest in.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They'll need support, so make a wigwam with 2.4m canes tied together at the top with string.
From the guardian.co.uk
During puberty, both boys and girls would fast for days, living in a small isolated wigwam.
From the en.wikipedia.org
After touring the wigwam, kids can use facsimile materials to build their own and then play in it.
From the suntimes.com
More examples
  • A Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides
  • A wigwam or wickiup is a domed room dwelling used by certain Native American tribes. The term wickiup is generally used to label these kinds of dwellings in American Southwest and West. Wigwam is usually applied to these structures in the American Northeast. ...
  • WigWam are a duo comprising Alex James, the bassist from Blur and vocalist Betty Boo. With record producer Ben Hillier, and former Boo collaborators Beatmasters, WigWam were said to be creating an album which they described as "experimental yet accessible 21st century pop". ...
  • The Wigwam was a convention center and meeting hall that served as the site of the 1860 Republican National Convention. It was located in Chicago, Illinois at Lake Street and Market (later Wacker Drive) near the Chicago River. ...
  • Wigwam is a Finnish progressive rock band formed in 1968.
  • (Wigwams) Cone-shaped tent made from animal skins as used by American Indians in the past
  • (wigwams) a dome-shaped frame covered with bark and animal hides used as homes by the eastern woodlands Indians
  • A dwelling structure consisting of bark, matting or hide over a frame of arched poles.
  • Is the name of several musical groups, see Wigwam (band).