hogan

H4O1G2A1N1
US/ˈhoʊ.ɡən/US/ˈhoʊɡən/

noun

A one-room Native American (especially Navajo) dwelling or lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud.

OriginNavajo hooghan →
Less commonFirst used 19th c.Scrabble 9
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Meanings

hogan1

nounhogan (plural hogans)

plural hogans

  1. A one-room Native American (especially Navajo) dwelling or lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud.First known use 19th c.

    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 […].

    2006, Hampton Sides, Blood and Thunder, Abacus, published 2014, page 27

Hogan2

proper noun
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A township in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Iron County, Missouri, United States.

Origin

hogan · noun

  1. Navajohooghan
  2. Navajohooghan
  3. Englishhogan

Borrowed from Navajo hooghan (“dwelling, house”).

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Hogan · proper noun

  1. IrishÓ hÓgáin
  2. EnglishHogan

An anglicised form of Irish Ó hÓgáin or Ó hEochagáin.

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Translations

Czech hogan
  • hoganhouse
French hogan-Navajo
  • hogan-Navajohouse
German Hogan
  • Hoganhouse
Polish hogan
  • hoganhouse

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hogan

sloganshogunRogen
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Anagrams

Hoang
Cite this entry
APA

hogan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hogan

MLA

“hogan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hogan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hogan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hogan.

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