quipu

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈki.pu/

Definition of quipu

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords.
    “Among a cache of 21 quipus recovered from a house, probably that of the chief quipu keeper, seven are clearly related in a three-tier accounting hierarchy.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quipu, from Quechua khipu (“knot”).

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3-letter words

1 word

2-letter words

3 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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