hogan
noun
- Navajo traditional home
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈhoʊɡən/ / /ˈhoʊ.ɡən/
name
Etymology: An anglicised form of Irish Ó hÓgáin or Ó hEochagáin.
- A surname from Irish.
- A township in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Iron County, Missouri, United States.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Navajo hooghanbor. English hogan Borrowed from Navajo hooghan (“dwelling, house”).
- 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 […].”