Definitions for wampumpeagˈwɒm pəmˌpig, ˈwɔm-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wam•pum•peagˈwɒm pəmˌpig, ˈwɔm-(n.)
Category: Anthropology
Ref: wampum
Origin of wampumpeag:
1620–30, Amer.; < Massachusett, c. Eastern Abenaki wάpαpəyak wampum beads = Proto-Algonquian *wa·p- white +*-a·py- string +*-aki pl. suffix
Princeton's WordNet
wampum, peag, wampumpeag(noun)
small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency
Wiktionary
wampumpeag(Noun)
wampum
Origin: An language, from wap ‘white’ + umpe ‘string’ + -ag plural suffix.
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