wampum

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwɒmpəm/

Noun

wampum

1. Small beads made from polished shells, especially white ones, formerly used as money and jewelry by certain Native American peoples.
2. A string of such beads.
3. (slang) Money.

Synonyms

• (small beads) seawan, peag; porcelain (such objects or strings of them)

Antonyms

• (white shells) suckanhock (black shells)

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