hiaqua

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noun

Beads or shells, especially as placed on strings and valued as ornaments or a sort of currency.

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wampum
OriginChinook Jargon hywka →
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Meanings

noun
  1. Beads or shells, especially as placed on strings and valued as ornaments or a sort of currency.

    Synonyms: wampum

Synonyms & antonyms

nounBeads or shells, especially as placed on strings and valued as ornaments or a sort of currency.

Similar
wampum
Also see
wampum

Origin

  1. Chinook Jargonhywka
  2. Englishhiaqua

Borrowed from Chinook Jargon hywka, hyakwa, from Nootka.

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APA

hiaqua. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiaqua

MLA

“hiaqua.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiaqua. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hiaqua,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiaqua.

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