cauri

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/ˈkaʊɹi//ˈt͡ʃaʊɹi/

noun

A former monetary subdivision, equivalent to one hundredth of a Guinean syli.

OriginFrench cauri ← Hindi कौड़ी →
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Meanings

cauri1

nouncauri (plural cauris)

plural cauris

  1. A former monetary subdivision, equivalent to one hundredth of a Guinean syli.

cauri2

nouncauri (plural cauris)

plural cauris

  1. alternativeAlternative form of chowry.

Origin

cauri · noun

  1. Hindiकौड़ी
  2. Frenchcauri
  3. Englishcauri

Borrowed from French cauri, from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī). Doublet of cowrie.

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cauri · noun

  1. Sanskritचमर“yak”
  2. Hindiचौंरी
  3. Englishcauri

Borrowed from Hindi चौंरी (ca͠urī), from Sanskrit चमर (camara, “yak”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cauri

MaoriloweryflowerydowrymauricowrieGaurishoweryflouryavowrychowry
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Sounds the same

cowriekauri

Anagrams

curiaauricRaciuCairu
Cite this entry
APA

cauri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cauri

MLA

“cauri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cauri. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cauri,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cauri.

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