"ioqua" meaning in All languages combined

See ioqua on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ioquas [plural]
Etymology: A variant of hiaqua, from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|chn|-}} Chinook Jargon, {{der|en|nuk|-}} Nootka Head templates: {{en-noun}} ioqua (plural ioquas)
  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. Categories (lifeform): Mollusks Synonyms: dentalium

Inflected forms

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