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ioqua

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
io-qua
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ioquas (plural)

Synonyms

dentalium

Questions

What does ioqua mean?
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.
Where does ioqua come from?
A variant of hiaqua, from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka.

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