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khoums

American

[koomz, khoomz] / kumz, xumz /

noun

a coin and monetary unit of Mauritania, the 5th part of an ouguiya.

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noun

khoums

plural

Etymology

Origin of khoums

1970–75; < French < Arabic khums literally, one fifth

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