hiaqua

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

hiaqua

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinook Jargon hywka, hyakwa, from Nootka.

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