Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wickiup

/ˈwɪk.i.ʌp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: wick-i-up
IPA: /ˈwɪk.i.ʌp/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A domed hut, similar to a wigwam, used by some seminomadic Native American tribes, particularly in the southwestern and western United States.

Example Sentences

"They say his real name is Cimarron Seven, of the Choctaw Indian family of Sevens; he was raised in a tepee; a wickiup had been his bedroom, a blanket his robe."
"At that time there were still indians camped on the western plains and late in the day he passed in his riding a scattered group of their wickiups propped upon that scoured and trembling waste."

Etymology

Wickiup-like structures were built by many Native American peoples throughout the Southwestern United States, and terms similar to wickiup are present "among Native Americans in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, and California", but the source of the word appears to be Fox wîkiyâpi (“house”). Alternatively, it may be a variant of wikiwam (“wigwam”). Either way, its ultimate origin is the Proto-Algonquian root *wi·kiwa·ʔmi (“house”). Doublet of wigwam.

Word Breakdown

Root: wîkiyâpi

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɪk.i.ʌp/
British English: /ˈwɪkɪʌp/

Inflected Forms

wickiups (plural) wakiup (alternative) wikiup (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

hogan igloo teepee tupik wetu wigwam

Synonyms

wikiup

Questions

How do you pronounce wickiup?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪk.i.ʌp/.
What does wickiup mean?: A domed hut, similar to a wigwam, used by some seminomadic Native American tribes, particularly in the southwestern and western United States.
Where does wickiup come from?: Wickiup-like structures were built by many Native American peoples throughout the Southwestern United States, and terms similar to wickiup are present "among Native Americans in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, and California", but the source of the word appears to be Fox wîkiyâpi (“house”). Alternatively, it may be a variant of wikiwam (“wigwam”). Either way, its ultimate origin is the Proto-Algonquian root *wi·kiwa·ʔmi (“house”). Doublet of wigwam.

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