cowrie
noun/ˈkaʊri/
/ˈkaʊri/
- a small shiny shell that was used as money in the past in parts of Africa and AsiaOxford Collocations DictionaryCowrie is used before these nouns:
- shell
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Hindi kauṛī.Want to learn more?
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