cowrie
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cowrie
- /ˈkaʊ.ɹi/
Rhymes with -aʊɹi
Where it comes from
Mid-17th century, borrowed from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī).
noun cowries · cowry · kauri
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A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.
Similar: money cowrie, shell money, wampum
- Any gastropod of the genus Cypraea; its shell.
- Any gastropod of the family Cypraeidae; its shell.
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Talk about this word "cowrie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cowrie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cowrie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cowrie "cowrie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cowrie.Cite this
@misc{cowrie_2026,
title = {cowrie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cowrie},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
