Wickiup Definition

wikēup
noun
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.
Webster's New World
Any crude shack or shelter.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • wikiup

Other Word Forms of Wickiup

Noun

Singular:
wickiup
Plural:
wickiups

Origin of Wickiup

  • Though wickiups were built by many Native American peoples, the word apparently comes from a form like wiikiyaapi or wikiyapy meaning "lodge" or "house" in Fox, or wickiop (“house") in Menominee. Wickiup-like structures can found throghout the Southwestern United States, and terms similar to wickiupare present "among Native Americans in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, and California".

    From Wiktionary

  • Either way, its ultimate origin is the Proto-Algonquian root *wi·kiwa·ʔmi (“house").

    From Wiktionary

  • Fox wi·kiya·pi house from Proto-Algonquian wi·kiwa·ʔmi

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Alternatively, the term may be a variant of wikiwam (“wigwam").

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

WWIWIC

Words Ending With

PUPIUP

Unscrambles

wickiup

Words Starting With W and Ending With P

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