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wanigan

wan·i·gan
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [won-i-guh n]
    • /ˈwɒn ɪ gən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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