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- US Pronunciation
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- [won-i-guh n]
- /ˈwɒn ɪ gən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [won-i-guh n]
- /ˈwɒn ɪ gən/
Definitions of wanigan word
- noun wanigan a lumber camp's supply chest. 1
- noun wanigan a small house on wheels or tractor treads, used as an office or shelter in temporary lumber camps. 1
- noun wanigan (especially in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest) a lean-to or other small addition built onto a house trailer, cabin, etc. 1
- noun wanigan a lumberjack's trunk. 0
- noun wanigan a lumberjack's chest or box 0
- noun wanigan a cabin, caboose, or houseboat 0
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Origin of wanigan
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < Ojibwa wa·nikka·n pit, derivative of wa·nikke·- to dig a hole in the ground < Proto-Algonquian *wa·θehke·- (*wa·θ- hole + *-ehke·- make)
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Parts of speech for Wanigan
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wanigan popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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