wampum

English

Etymology

Clipped from wampumpeag (from Narragansett; compare the opposite clipping peag), which is a compound of wamp, wompi (“white”) + umpe (“string”) + -ag (plural suffix), and referred to the string of white shell-beads rather than the individual beads.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɒmpəm/

Noun

wampum (countable and uncountable, plural wampums or wampum)

Small beads made from polished shells, especially white ones, formerly used as money and jewelry by certain Native American peoples.
A string of such beads.
(slang) Money.

Synonyms

(small shells, beads, &c.): seawan, peag; porcelain (such objects or strings of them)

Antonyms

(white shells): suckanhock (black shells)

Derived terms

wampum belt

单词	wampum
释义	wampum English Etymology Clipped from wampumpeag (from Narragansett; compare the opposite clipping peag), which is a compound of wamp, wompi (“white”) + umpe (“string”) + -ag (plural suffix), and referred to the string of white shell-beads rather than the individual beads. Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈwɒmpəm/ Noun wampum (countable and uncountable, plural wampums or wampum) Small beads made from polished shells, especially white ones, formerly used as money and jewelry by certain Native American peoples. A string of such beads. (slang) Money. Synonyms (small shells, beads, &c.): seawan, peag; porcelain (such objects or strings of them) Antonyms (white shells): suckanhock (black shells) Derived terms wampum belt
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