wampum
Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells which have been strung together,…Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping; (countable, archaic) one such bead.
» Wampum are shell beads that were used as a currency by Native Americans.
Значение
значений: 2(неисчисляемое)Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping; (countable, archaic) one such bead.
Wampum
ва́мпумvámpum
ва́мпумvámpum
small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency
(сленг, неисчисляемое)Money.
informal terms for money
Примеры
предложений: 1Wampum are shell beads that were used as a currency by Native Americans.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
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Происхождение
Clipping of wampumpeag (“wampum”), probably borrowed from Massachusett wampompeage (“strinClipping of wampumpeag (“wampum”), probably borrowed from Massachusett wampompeage (“string of white beads used as money”).
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Формы
мн. число: wampums / wampumСинонимы
синонимов: 74Однокоренные
связанных слов: 1Уроки к слову
уроков: 2- A1Множественное число существительных — Потому что у него неправильное множественное число
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