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Synonyms for cowrie

  • noun

Most common

wampum money cowrie shell

All synonyms

Noun

1. Wampum — A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell

wampum, money cowrie

Other

shell, porcelain rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.

Related words

Phrases
money cowrie

Forms

Plural
cowries → wampums, shells, porcelains…

Example sentences

  • wampum Wampum are shell beads that were used as a currency by Native Americans.
  • shell It took Tom a long time to break out of his shell.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cowriesteady
wampumrising
shellfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
shell1
6 letters
wampum2
9 letters
porcelain3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wampum2 = 2 syllables).