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.
| 单词 | cowrie |
| 释义 | cowrienoun /ˈkaʊri/ /ˈkaʊri/
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