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