buqsha

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noun

A former currency unit of Yemen, worth one 40th of a rial.

OriginArabic بُقْشَة →
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Meanings

nounbuqsha (plural buqshas)

plural buqshas

  1. historicalA former currency unit of Yemen, worth one 40th of a rial.

Origin

  1. Arabicبُقْشَة
  2. Englishbuqsha

Borrowed from Arabic بُقْشَة (buqša).

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APA

buqsha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buqsha

MLA

“buqsha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buqsha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buqsha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buqsha.

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