allocochick

noun

al·​lo·​co·​chick

ˈaləkəˌchik

plural -s

: shell money used by American Indians of northern California

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Yurok ʔo·ł weči·k, from ʔo·ł "person, Indian" + we-, "their" + či·k "dentalium shell money, money"

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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