Quipu Definition

kēpo͝o, kwipo͝o
noun
A device consisting of an arrangement of cords variously colored and knotted, used by the ancient Peruvians to keep accounts, record events, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Quipu

Noun

Singular:
quipu
Plural:
quipus

Origin of Quipu

  • Cusco-Collao Quechua khipu (“knot") (via Spanish).

    From Wiktionary

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