wampum
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wam·pum /ˈwɒmpəm $ ˈwɑːm-/ noun [uncountable] SAshells put into strings, belts etc, used in the past as money by Native Americans 〔旧时美洲土著居民用作货币的〕贝壳串，贝壳带
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wampum• Have you checked out the price of wampum these days?Origin wampum (1600-1700) wampumpeag “wampum”, from Narragansett, from wampan “white” + api “string” + -ag (plural suffix)wam·pum nounChineseSyllable
strings, shells etc, used put belts Corpus into
wampum
wam‧pum /ˈwɒmpəm $ ˈwɑːm-/
noun [uncountable]
wam‧pum /ˈwɒmpəm $ ˈwɑːm-/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1600-1700
Origin: wampumpeag 'wampum', from Narragansett, from wampan 'white' + api 'string' + -ag (plural suffix)
shells put into strings, belts etc, used in the past as money by Native Americans
Origin: wampumpeag 'wampum', from Narragansett, from wampan 'white' + api 'string' + -ag (plural suffix)