ouguiya

/uːˈɡiːjə/

Etymology

Borrowed from French ouguiya, from Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya), via Classical Syriac and Ancient Greek from Latin uncia (“ounce”). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, oka, and awqiyyah.

noun

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