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ouguiya

ou·gui·ya
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oo-gee-yuh]
    • /uˈgi yə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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