toea

American

[toi-uh] / ˈtɔɪ ə /

noun

a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, one 100th of a kina.

toea British

/ ˈtəʊɑː /

noun

a monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, worth one-hundredth of a kina

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noun

Etymology

Origin of toea

First recorded in 1970–75; from Hiri Motu (a Papua New Guinea pidgin); “conical shell” (formerly used as currency)

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