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cauri

/ˈkaʊɹi/

cauri noun: a former monetary subdivision, equivalent to one hundredth of a Guinean syli. Also the alternative form of chowry.

Noun

cauri (plural cauris)

  1. A former monetary subdivision, equivalent to one hundredth of a Guinean syli.

Also used as

cauri is also the alternative form of chowry.

Forms of cauri

pluralcauris

Origin of cauri

Borrowed from French cauri, from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī). Doublet of cowrie.

Borrowed from Hindi चौंरी (ca͠urī), from Sanskrit चमर (camara, “yak”).

Words that rhyme with cauri

Questions about cauri

What does cauri mean?
Cauri means a former monetary subdivision, equivalent to one hundredth of a Guinean syli.
What part of speech is cauri?
Cauri is a noun.
How do you pronounce cauri?
Cauri is pronounced /ˈkaʊɹi/.
What is the plural of cauri?
The plural of cauri is cauris.

Words near cauri in the dictionary

  1. cauponizing
  2. caups
  3. Cauquenes
  4. Cauqui
  5. Caurdanetaan
  6. cauri
  7. cauris
  8. caus'd
  9. caus-
  10. causa proxima
  11. causa remota

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