hogan

¹

[ hoh-gawn, -guhn ]

noun

1. a traditional Navajo dwelling constructed of branches and tree bark and covered with mud or sod, with a doorway facing east: maintained and used by modern Navajo people for religious and cultural ceremonies.

Hogan

²

[ hoh-guhn ]

noun

1. Ben, 1912–97, U.S. golfer.

hogan

¹

/ ˈhəʊɡən /

noun

1. a wooden dwelling covered with earth, typical of the Navaho Indians of N America

Hogan

²

/ ˈheʊɡən /

noun

1. HoganBen19121997MUSSPORT AND GAMES: golfer Ben, full name William Benjamin Hogan. 1912–97, US golfer

Word History and Origins

Origin of hogan¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; from Navajo hooghan “hogan, home”

Word History and Origins

Origin of hogan¹

from Navaho

Example Sentences

He dropped the shovel and made his way back to the hogan.

From Literature

Born in 1932 in a traditional Navajo hogan without running water or electricity, Laughter was 16 when Native Americans got the right to vote in Arizona.

From Seattle Times

John Gunderman believed his vision for a campground with 70 tepees, 12 hogans and 43 Conestoga wagons in the Arizona desert off Route 66 would “invoke nostalgia that transcends to every generation.”

From New York Times

They set hand sanitizer outside traditional hogan dwellings.

From Seattle Times

She recalled sitting next to her paternal great-grandmother in her hogan years ago.

From The Guardian

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