How to pronounce quipu
American English pronunciation
KEE-poo
- IPA
- /ˈkipu/
- Syllables
- KEE · poo (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What quipu means
A set of knotted cords the Inca used to record numbers
In a sentence: At the museum, we saw a quipu with dozens of colored strings tied in neat knots.
Where it comes from: It comes from khipu, the word for knot in Quechua, the language of the Inca.
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