Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quiggly hole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quig-gly -hole
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The remains of a pithouse or earth lodge made by First Nations people in the interior regions of the Pacific Northwest.

Etymology

From Chinook Jargon keekwillie (“under”) + hole.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

quiggly holes (plural)

Synonyms

kekuli pithouse quiggly

Questions

What does quiggly hole mean?
The remains of a pithouse or earth lodge made by First Nations people in the interior regions of the Pacific Northwest.
Where does quiggly hole come from?
From Chinook Jargon keekwillie (“under”) + hole.

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