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heishe

heishe noun: small disc- or tube-shaped beads made from shells or stones, primarily associated with the Kewa Pueblo.

Noun

heishe pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Small disc- or tube-shaped beads made from shells or stones, primarily associated with the Kewa Pueblo.

Forms of heishe

alternative formheishi
alternative formheishis
alternative formhesche
alternative formhishi
alternative formhieschi

Origin of heishe

Variously said to be from a word for "white shell", "shell", or "shell bead" in Eastern Keres [Term?].

Questions about heishe

What does heishe mean?
Heishe means small disc- or tube-shaped beads made from shells or stones, primarily associated with the Kewa Pueblo.
What part of speech is heishe?
Heishe is a noun.

Words near heishe in the dictionary

  1. Heisermans
  2. Heisers
  3. Heises
  4. Heisey
  5. Heiseys
  6. heishe
  7. heishi
  8. heishis
  9. Heishman
  10. Heishmans
  11. Heisig

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