COWRIE


Meaning of COWRIE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkaurɪ ]

n. (also cowry) (pl. -ies) 1 any gastropod mollusc of the family Cypraeidae, having a smooth glossy and usu. brightly-coloured shell. 2 its shell, esp. used as money in parts of Africa and S. Asia. [Urdu & Hindi kauri]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.