seawan
or sea·want, se·wan
[ see-wuhn ]
/ ˈsi wən /
noun
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Origin of seawan
First recorded in 1620–30, Americanism; from New York Dutch sewan, zeewan, zeewant, etc., from Munsee Delaware *sé·wan “unstrung wampum,” literally, “that which is in a scattered state,” derivative of se·(w)- “scatter(ed)”
Words nearby seawan
sea urchin, sea vegetable, Seaver, sea wall, sea walnut, seawan, seaward, seawards, seaware, sea wasp, seawater
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British Dictionary definitions for seawan
seawan
sewan
/ (ˈsiːwən) /
noun
shell beads, usually unstrung, used by certain North American Indians as money; wampum
Word Origin for seawan
C18: from Narraganset seawohn loose
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