likuta
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.