ouguiya

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/uːˈɡiːjə/

noun

The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.

OriginFrench ouguiya ← Arabic أُوقِيَّة ← Latin ū̆ncia →
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Meanings

nounouguiya (plural ouguiyas)

plural ouguiyas · alternative ougiya

  1. The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.

Origin

  1. Latinū̆ncia“ounce”
  2. Arabicأُوقِيَّة
  3. Frenchouguiya
  4. Englishouguiya

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.

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Translations

Arabic أُوقِيَّة
  • أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya)currency
Chinese Mandarin 烏吉亞 /乌吉亚
  • 烏吉亞 /乌吉亚 (wūjíyà)currency
Esperanto uguijao
  • uguijaocurrency
Finnish ouguiya
  • ouguiyacurrency
French ouguiya
  • ouguiyacurrency
Greek ουγκίγια
  • ουγκίγια (ougkígia)currency
Japanese ウギア
  • ウギア (ugia)currency
Korean 우기야
  • 우기야 (ugiya)currency
Polish ugija
  • ugijacurrency
Portuguese uguia
  • uguiacurrency
Russian у́гия
  • у́гия (úgija)currency
Spanish uguiya
  • uguiyacurrency
Cite this entry
APA

ouguiya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ouguiya

MLA

“ouguiya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ouguiya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ouguiya,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ouguiya.

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