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Related topics: Anthropologywam·pum /ˈwɒmpəm $ ˈwɑːm-/ noun [uncountable] SAshells put into strings, belts etc, used in the past as money by Native Americans 〔旧时美洲土著居民用作货币的〕贝壳串，贝壳带Examples from the Corpuswampum• Have you checked out the price of wampum these days?Origin wampum (1600-1700) wampumpeag “wampum”, from Narragansett, from wampan “white” + api “string” + -ag (plural suffix)wam·pum nounChineseSyllable strings, shells etc, used put belts Corpus into |