The khoums (Arabic خمس, "fifth") is the subdivisory unit of the Mauritanian Ouguiya. Five khoums make an ouguiya, hence one khoums can be expressed as MRO/0.2; two as 0.4, four khoums as 0.8, etc. However, due to the khoums's extremely small value (about 0.058
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Khoums — Ouguiya – أوقية Land: Mauretanien Unterteilung: 5 Khoums (خمس) ISO 4217 Code: MRO Abkürzung: UM … Deutsch Wikipedia
khoums — /koohmz, khoohmz/, n., pl. khoums. a coin and monetary unit of Mauritania, the 5th part of an ouguiya. [1970 75; < F < Ar khums lit., one fifth] * * * … Universalium
khoums — noun A subdivision of the Mauritanian ouguiya. 5 khoums equal one ouguiya … Wiktionary
khoums — [[t]kumz, xumz[/t]] n. pl. khoums. num a monetary unit of Mauritania, equal to? of an ouguiya • Etymology: 1970–75; < F < Ar khums … From formal English to slang
khoums — /koohmz, khoohmz/, n., pl. khoums. a coin and monetary unit of Mauritania, the 5th part of an ouguiya. [1970 75; < F < Ar khums lit., one fifth] … Useful english dictionary
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Khoum — Ouguiya – أوقية Land: Mauretanien Unterteilung: 5 Khoums (خمس) ISO 4217 Code: MRO Abkürzung: UM … Deutsch Wikipedia
