📿wampum (wampam)

noun
/ˈwɑːmpəm/
colliers en coquillage (colliers en coquillage)

Signification

beads made by Native Americans from shells, used as money or decoration
Traduction de la signification
colliers faits de coquillages, utilisés par les Amérindiens comme monnaie ou décoration
colliers faits de coquillages, utilisés par les Amérindiens comme monnaie ou décoration

Phrases d'exemple

The tribe traded furs for wampum.

La tribu a échangé des fourrures contre des colliers en coquillage.
La tribu a échangé des fourrures contre des colliers en coquillage.

Synonymes

beads, shells, ornaments, currency

Antonymes

paper money, coins

Collocations

string of wampum, trade wampum, wampum belt

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