seawan

n. (旧时印第安人使用的)贝壳币

词形变化

seawans 复数 seawans

别名

seawant sewan zeawant sewant

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Wampum (small beads made from polished shells).

    不可数

词源

From a Munsee word like *séwan, meaning "unstrung wampum, scattered wampum". The term entered English via (New Amsterdam) Dutch.

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