Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ouguiya

/uːˈɡiːjə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ouguiya
IPA: /uːˈɡiːjə/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: ouguiya, ū̆ncia

Inflected Forms

ouguiyas (plural) ougiya (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ouguiya?: The recorded pronunciation is /uːˈɡiːjə/.
What does ouguiya mean?: The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.
Where does ouguiya come from?: It is traced to French.

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