likuta
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a Bantu language spoken in the Congo region. Compare Lingala li- + -kútá. Perhaps ultimately from Kongo nkúta (“provisions”).
Noun[edit]
likuta (plural makuta)
- (historical) A former unit of currency, one hundredth of a zaïre.
References[edit]
- “likuta, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
