cowrie
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 6
/ˈkaʊ.ɹi/
Definition of cowrie
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.
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noun
- A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.
- (broadly, dated)Any gastropod of the genus Cypraea; its shell.
- (broadly)Any gastropod of the family Cypraeidae; its shell.
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Etymology
Mid-17th century, borrowed from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī).
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