hogan
hogan · hogans
Hogan
A one-room Native American dwelling or lodge, constructed of wood and earth and…A one-room Native American (especially Navajo) dwelling or lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud.
US/ˈhoʊ.ɡən/
» The little boy brought a snake into the hogan.
Meaning
1 sensesA one-room Native American (especially Navajo) dwelling or lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud.
Hogan
a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east
Examples
2 sentencesThe little boy brought a snake into the hogan.
Ken went into the hogan.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
house:
Origin
Borrowed from Navajo hooghan (“dwelling, house”).Borrowed from Navajo hooghan (“dwelling, house”).
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Forms
plural: hogansSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997):Ben HoganWilliam Benjamin Hogan