Cowrie Definition

kourē
cowries
noun
Any of a number of gastropods (family Cypraeidae) having brightly colored, glossy shells and found in warm seas.
Webster's New World
The shell of any of these mollusks, esp. the shell of the money cowrie (Cypraea moneta), formerly used as currency in parts of Africa and S Asia.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Cowrie

Noun

Singular:
cowrie
Plural:
cowries

Origin of Cowrie

  • Hindi kauṛī from Sanskrit kapardikā diminutive of kapardaḥ shell of Dravidian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī)

    From Wiktionary

Cowrie Is Also Mentioned In

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to cowrie using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

cowrie