Significato di wampum | Babel Free
\wam.pum\Definizioni
Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping; (countable, archaic) one such bead.
Equivalenti
Esempi
“[A]mong the Red Men of America the giving of the white belt of wampum was the deepest pledge of honor; […]”
Livello QCER
B1
Intermedio
Questa parola fa parte del vocabolario QCER B1 — livello intermedio.
Questa parola fa parte del vocabolario QCER B1 — livello intermedio.
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