wampumpeag

[ wom-puhm-peeg, wawm- ]

noun

1. wampum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wampumpeag¹

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)

Example Sentences

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

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