tepee
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Buildingstepeete‧pee /ˈtiːpiː/ noun [countable] TBBa round tent with a pointed top, used by some Native AmericansExamples from the Corpustepee• They parked near the pit where the ruined tepee stood.• Their huts were short tepees protected by tree branches or rounded huts covered with animal skins.• Signals of compromise are coming from the tepee.• The people packed up their tepees, food, and equipment in great excitement.Origin tepee (1700-1800) Dakota Sioux tipi, from ti “to live in a place” + pi “to use for”