seawan
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From a Munsee word like *séwan, meaning "unstrung wampum, scattered wampum". The term entered English via (New Amsterdam) Dutch.
Noun[edit]
seawan (usually uncountable, plural seawans)
- Wampum (small beads made from polished shells).