seawan

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seawan

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From a Munsee word like *séwan, meaning "unstrung wampum, scattered wampum". The term entered English via (New Amsterdam) Dutch.

noun seawans · seawant · sewan · zeawant · sewant

uncountable, usually Wampum (small beads made from polished shells).

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@misc{seawan_2026,
  title = {seawan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seawan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}