ouguiya

[ oo-gee-yuh ]
/ uˈgi yə /

noun, plural ou·gui·ya, ou·gui·yas.

a cupronickel-aluminum coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Mauritania, equal to five khoums.

Origin of ouguiya

1970–75; < French < dialectal Arabic ūgīya, akin to Arabic ūqīyah literally, ounce; see oka1

Words nearby ouguiya

oudtshoorn, ouessant, ought, oughtlins, oughtn't, ouguiya, oui, ouida, ouija, ouija board, oujda

British Dictionary definitions for ouguiya

ouguiya
/ (uːˈɡiːjə) /

noun

the standard monetary unit of Mauritania, divided into 5 khoums