Ouguiya
/uːˈɡiːjə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.
- 2 the basic unit of money in Mauritania wordnet
Etymology
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.