ouguiya

American

[oo-gee-yuh] / uˈgi jə /

noun

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

ouguiya British

/ uːˈɡiːjə /

noun

the standard monetary unit of Mauritania, divided into 5 khoums

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Origin of ouguiya

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

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