cowrie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.
Any gastropod of the genus Cypraea; its shell.
Any gastropod of the family Cypraeidae; its shell.

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cowrie cowries cowry kauri

Mid-17th century, borrowed from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī).

money cowrie shell money wampum

bean cowrie kernel cowrie measled cowrie money cowrie nucleus cowrie panther cowrie ring cowrie tiger cowrie turtle cowrie wrinkled cowrie

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