buskay : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

buskay :

cowrie (n.) [kinhason]

Synonyms: sigay

Derivatives of buskay

Glosses:

cowrie
n. (animal)	1. cowrie, cowry	any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells.
	~ gastropod, univalve	a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes.
	~ cypraea, genus cypraea	type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries.
	~ cypraea moneta, money cowrie	cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa.
	~ cypraea tigris, tiger cowrie	cowrie whose shell is used for ornament.