QUIPU


Meaning of QUIPU in English

[ 'ki:pu: , 'kwɪ- ]

■ noun an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of coloured threads knotted in different ways.

Origin

from Quechua khipu 'knot'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.