wampum

/ˈwɑmpəm/

Other forms: wampums

Definitions of wampum

1. noun

   small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency
   synonyms: peag, wampumpeag

   type of:

   beads, string of beads

   several beads threaded together on a string
2. noun

   informal terms for money
   synonyms: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, mazuma, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar

   type of:

   money

   the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender