ouguiya

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ouguiya

/uːˈɡiːjə/

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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.

noun ouguiyas · ougiya

The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.

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noun currency

Español	uguiya
한국어	우기야 ugiya
日本語	ウギア ugia
中文	烏吉亞 /乌吉亚 wūjíyà
Português	uguia
Français	ouguiya
Ελληνικά	ουγκίγια ougkígia
Русский	у́гия úgija
العربية	أُوقِيَّة ʔūqiyya

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@misc{ouguiya_2026,
  title = {ouguiya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ouguiya},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}