ouguiya
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Borrowed from French ouguiya, from Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya), via Classical Syriac and Ancient Greek from Latin uncia (“ounce”). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, oka, and awqiyyah.
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ouguiya (plural ouguiyas)
- The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.
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From Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya).
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ouguiya m (plural ouguiyas)
- ouguiya (currency of Mauritania)