ouguiya

== English == === Alternative forms === ougiya === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uːˈɡiːjə/ === Noun === ouguiya (plural ouguiyas) The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /u.ɡi.ja/ === Noun === ouguiya m (plural ouguiyas) ouguiya (currency of Mauritania)