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ouguiya

American  
[oo-gee-yuh] / uˈgi yə /

noun

PLURAL

ouguiya, ouguiyas

  1. a cupronickel-aluminum coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Mauritania, equal to five khoums.

ouguiya British  
/ uːˈɡiːjə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of ouguiya

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

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