wampumpeag

[ wom-puhm-peeg, wawm- ]
noun

  1. wampum.

Origin of wampumpeag

1
1620–30, Americanism; earlier also wampampeak,wampompeage<Massachusett (cognate with Eastern Abenaki wάpαpəyak wampum beads; equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *wa·p- white + *-a·py- string + *-aki plural suffix)

Words Nearby wampumpeag

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How to use wampumpeag in a sentence

  • The wampumpeag of the North American Indians is a case in point, as it certainly served as jewellery.

    Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur Phillips

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