QUIPU


Meaning of QUIPU in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' k ē -( ˌ )pü

Function: noun

Etymology: Spanish quipo, from Quechua khipu

Date: 1704

: a device made of a main cord with smaller varicolored cords attached and knotted and used by the ancient Peruvians (as for calculating)

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