ouguiya.
The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.
Meaning & usage
The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French ouguiya, from Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya), via Classical Syriac and Ancient Greek from Latin ū̆ncia (“ounce”). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, oka, and awqiyyah.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.