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hogan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈhoʊ.ɡən/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Navajo hooghan (“dwelling, house”).

Meanings

1. A one-room Native American (especially Navajo) dwelling or lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud.
   • The wives of warriors were under strict instructions not to leave their hogans until the men had returned, hopefully successful, from their martial adventures abroad […]. 2006, Hampton Sides, Blood and Thunder, Abacus, published 2014, page 27:

Forms

Relateds

hogan-mogan · wetu (traditional Native American dwellings) · igloo (traditional Native American dwellings) · teepee (traditional Native American dwellings) · tupik (traditional Native American dwellings) · wigwam (traditional Native American dwellings) · wickiup (traditional Native American dwellings)

Translations (5)

pl hogan (house) · de Hogan (house) · cs hogan (house) · fr hogan-Navajo (house) · nv hooghan (house)