Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oo-gee-yuh]
- /uˈgi yə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oo-gee-yuh]
- /uˈgi yə/
Definitions of ouguiya word
- noun plural ouguiya a cupronickel-aluminum coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Mauritania, equal to five khoums. 1
- noun ouguiya The basic monetary unit of Mauritania, equal to five khoums. 1
- noun ouguiya the standard monetary unit of Mauritania, divided into 5 khoums 0
- noun ouguiya the basic monetary unit of Mauritania 0
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Origin of ouguiya
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
1970-75; < French < dialectal Arabic ūgīya, akin to Arabic ūqīyah literally, ounce; see oka1
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Parts of speech for Ouguiya
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ouguiya popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
ouguiya usage trend in Literature
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