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cowrie

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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cowrie 作为货币用贝壳

来自印度语，贝壳。

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."

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.