COWRIE


Meaning of COWRIE in English

/ ˈkaʊri; NAmE / noun

a small shiny shell that was used as money in the past in parts of Africa and Asia

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Hindi kauṛī .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.