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ouguiya

[ oo-gee-yuh ]

noun

, plural ou·gui·ya, ou·gui·yas.
  1. a cupronickel-aluminum coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Mauritania, equal to five khoums.

ouguiya

/ uːˈɡiːjə /

noun

  1. the standard monetary unit of Mauritania, divided into 5 khoums

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ouguiya1

1970–75; < French < dialectal Arabic ūgīya, akin to Arabic ūqīyah literally, ounce; oka 1

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