khoum
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A small unit of money in Mauritania worth one fifth of an ouguiya
- noun
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khoum
- Five khoums are needed to make one ouguiya.
Examples
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The price of the book is 50 khoums.
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The smallest coin available in Mauritania was the khoum.
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She collected rare khoum coins from her trip to Mauritania.
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I saved 10 khoums for my lunch.
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The cost of the meal was twenty khoums, which is a fraction of the total price in ouguiya.
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To buy a local snack, I paid with a few khoums, as they are commonly accepted in markets.
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When I exchanged my money, I received several khoums in return, which I used for small purchases.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word khoum comes from the Arabic word khums, which means 'a fifth', so a khoum is literally one-fifth of an ouguiya.