toea

[ toi-uh ]

noun

, plural toe·a, toe·as.

1. a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, one 100th of a kina.

toea

/ ˈtəʊɑː /

noun

1. a monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, worth one-hundredth of a kina

Word History and Origins

Origin of toea¹

First recorded in 1970–75; from Hiri Motu (a Papua New Guinea pidgin); “conical shell” (formerly used as currency)

Word History and Origins

Origin of toea¹

from a Papuan language