Where does “ouguiya” come from?
ouguiya (English) comes from French ouguiya, from Arabic أُوقِيَّة, from Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܩܝܐ, from Ancient Greek οὐγγία, from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza, from Vulgar Latin luncea — to turn.
ouguiya (English): The currency of Mauritania, divided into five...
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- The currency of Mauritania, divided into five...
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