English Explanatory Dictionary

ouguiya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.

Pronunciation

/uːˈɡiːjə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ouguiya.wav

Word forms

ouguiya ouguiyas ougiya

Etymology

Borrowed from French ouguiya, from Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya), via Classical Syriac and Ancient Greek from Latin uncia (“ounce”). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, oka, and awqiyyah.

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