OUGUIYA


Meaning of OUGUIYA in English

[ u:'gi:jə ]

(also ougiya )

■ noun the basic monetary unit of Mauritania, equal to five khoums.

Origin

via Fr. from Mauritanian Arab., from Arab. 'ūḳiyya , from Gk ounkia , from L. uncia 'ounce'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.