HyperDic: wampum

English > 2 senses of the word wampum:
NOUNpossessionwampum, boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugarinformal terms for money
artifactwampum, peag, wampumpeagsmall cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts
wampum > pronunciation
Soundswaa'mpahm
Rhymesabolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...
English > wampum: 2 senses > noun 1, possession
Meaninginformal terms for money.
Synonymsboodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar
BroadermoneyThe most common medium of exchange
Spanishcuartos, cucas, dinero, guita, kale, lana, lucro, mosca, parné, pasta, pelas, simoleons
Catalancalés, cuques, kale, lucre, pasta, peles, pistrincs, quartos, simoleons
English > wampum: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaningsmall cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency.
Synonymspeag, wampumpeag
Broaderbeads, string of beadsSeveral beads threaded together on a string
Spanishpeag, wampum, wampumpeag
Catalanwampumpeag

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