COWRIE


Meaning of COWRIE in English

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.

Etymology: Urdu & Hindi kauri

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.