"Cowries" is a word in ENGLISH

babuybabuy n {1} k. o. louse which hides in crannies and lives in damp places. {2} k. o. cowrie. v …

balinsay n k. o. game of tossing a handful of small objects, usu-ally cowries, to be caught by the back …

bulálu, bulálù n {1} general term for good-sized or large cowries. {2} unit of measure {2a} for a rice cake …

n. cowry shell. --syn. SIGAY.

Alt. of Cowry

Same as Kauri.

A marine shell of the genus Cypraea.

A genus of mollusks, including the cowries. See Cowrie.

A subclass of gastropod mollusks in which the sexes are separate. It includes most of the large marine species, like …

gin-u n k. o. small shiny cowry with a color combination of yellow and green.

gutì a small. Ang mga gutì kaáyung mga sigay maáyung isungkà, The small cowries are good to play sungkà with. …

ínaw n name given to a k. o. sigay (small cowry) which is shiny.

kálay n k. o. childrens game similar to marbles played with cowries. v [AC2; b(1)] play kálay.

katípan n k. o. dark brown, very hard-shelled cowries up to 3 (k. o. sigay): the humpback and snake-head cowries.

A large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as ginger, hops, cowries, etc.

An extensive division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, including those that have a long retractile proboscis, with the mouth at the end, …

sangga n {1} in childrens games involving bets (of rubber bands and the like), ones partner with whom one pools …

sigay n general name for small cowries.

The turtle cowrie.