cauri

[ kou-ree ]

noun

1. a monetary unit of Guinea, one 100th of a syli.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cauri¹

First recorded in 1970–75; from French cauris, cauri “cowrie,” from Tamil; cowrie ( def )

Example Sentences

And in the last match of the day on that venue, a potential firecracker: Venus Williams, the brilliant veteran champion, in an all-American tussle with the potential future of US tennis, the precociously talented Cauri “Coco” Gauff, at 15 the youngest player ever to qualify for the main draw here.

From The Guardian

North of Cauri�res Wood, northeast of Verdun, the French advanced line on a front of about 500 yards penetrated the German trenches and close fighting developed.

From Project Gutenberg

North of Cauri�res Wood the Germans gained a footing in French advanced positions.

From Project Gutenberg

During the night of January 20, 1917, and most of the following day, German and French artillery fought an almost continuous duel on the right bank of the Meuse, while patrols of the two armies engaged in close and sanguinary encounters in Cauri�res Wood.

From Project Gutenberg

The French infantry now advanced along the valley behind Pepper Hill, and with the aid of a French force that had fought its way through the fortified fieldworks of Cauri�res Wood took Louvemont by a brilliant assault.

From Project Gutenberg