cowrie

['kaʊri]
  • n. 宝贝；玛瑙贝；货贝（从前南亚和非洲部分地区作货币用的）
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中文词源

cowrie 作为货币用贝壳

来自印度语，贝壳。

英文词源

cowrie (n.)
small shell, used as money in parts of Asia, 1660s, from Hindi and Urdu kauri, from Mahrati kavadi, from Sanskrit kaparda, perhaps related to Tamil kotu "shell."

双语例句

1. A hundred years ago you could still pay your taxes in Uganda in cowrie shells.
100年前你还能用子安贝贝壳在乌干达缴税.

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