how to pronounce wigwam

/ˈwɪɡwəm/

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wigwam is pronounced in two syllables

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wɪɡwəm

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meanings of wigwam

noun:

  1. A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats, used by Native Americans in the northeastern United States.
  2. Any more or less similar dwelling used by indigenous people in other parts of the world.

verb:

  1. To dry (flax or straw) by standing it outside in the shape of a wigwam.

wigwam frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word wigwam occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics wigwam can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that wigwam can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;

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