English Explanatory Dictionary

ioqua

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The shell of Antalis pretiosa, formerly used as money and ornaments (hiaqua) by Native American and Aboriginal people of the western United States and Canada.

Word forms

ioqua ioquas

Etymology

A variant of hiaqua, from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka.

Synonyms

dentalium
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