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ioqua

ioqua noun: the shell of Antalis pretiosa, formerly used as money and ornaments (hiaqua) by Native American and Aboriginal people of the western United States and Canada.

Noun

ioqua (plural ioquas)

  1. The shell of Antalis pretiosa, formerly used as money and ornaments (hiaqua) by Native American and Aboriginal people of the western United States and Canada.
    Synonyms:
    dentalium

Synonyms of ioqua

Forms of ioqua

pluralioquas

Origin of ioqua

A variant of hiaqua, from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka.

Questions about ioqua

What does ioqua mean?
Ioqua means the shell of Antalis pretiosa, formerly used as money and ornaments (hiaqua) by Native American and Aboriginal people of the western United States and Canada.
What part of speech is ioqua?
Ioqua is a noun.
What is the plural of ioqua?
The plural of ioqua is ioquas.

Words near ioqua in the dictionary

  1. iopodic acid
  2. iopromide
  3. IOPS
  4. iopydol
  5. iopydone
  6. ioqua
  7. ioquas
  8. IOR
  9. iora
  10. ioras
  11. Iordăcheanu

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