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Mauritanian Ouguiya(finance)

ouguiya (iou)



ouguiya noun. Also ougiya. L20.
[French from Mauritanian Arab. ugiyya from Arab. 'u&kdbelow;iyya from Greek ougkia from Latin uncia OUNCE noun1.]
The basic monetary unit of Mauritania, equal to five khoums.