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wampumpeag

Syllables: wam·pum·peagUK/ˈwɒmpəmpiːɡ/US/ˈwɑmpəmpiɡ/

wampumpeag noun: synonym of wampum (“small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping”).

Noun

wampumpeag (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete except historical) Synonym of wampum (“small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping”).
    • [A] Sagamore with a Humberd in his eare for a pendant, a black havvke on his occiput for his plume, Movvhackees for his gold chaine, good ſtore of VVampompeage begirting his loynes, his bovv in his hand, his quiver at his back, vvith ſix naked Indian ſplatterlaſhes at his heeles for his guard...1634, William Wood, “Of Their Apparell, Ornaments, Paintings, and Other Artificiall Deckings”, in New Englands Prospect. A True, Lively, and Experimentall Description of that Part of America...
    Synonyms:
    wampum

Synonyms of wampumpeag

Origin of wampumpeag

Borrowed from Massachusett wampompeage (“string of white beads used as money”), from wamp, wap, wompi (“white”) + *umpe (“string”) + -ag (plural suffix). Compare peag (“string of white beads used as money”), also a clipping of wampumpeag. Cognates Penobscot wʌ̃pʌ̃pəyak (singular wʌ̃pʌ̃pi)

Words formed from wampumpeag

Questions about wampumpeag

What does wampumpeag mean?
Wampumpeag means synonym of wampum (“small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping”).
What part of speech is wampumpeag?
Wampumpeag is a noun.
How do you pronounce wampumpeag?
Wampumpeag is pronounced /ˈwɒmpəmpiːɡ/ (UK).

Words near wampumpeag in the dictionary

  1. wampum belt
  2. wampum belts
  3. wampum snake
  4. wampum snakes
  5. Wampumgate
  6. wampumpeag
  7. wampums
  8. wampus
  9. wampus cat
  10. wampus cats
  11. wampuses

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