pesewa
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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Usage notes
1.4
Anagrams
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English
Wikipedia
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Ghanaian cedi
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Etymology
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From Twi
Akan
pέsεwa
(
“
penny, penny's worth of gold dust
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/pəˈseɪwə/
Hyphenation:
pe‧se‧wa
Noun
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pesewa
(
plural
pesewas
)
In the
currency
of
Ghana
, one hundredth of a
cedi
.
Usage notes
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In 1965 the pesewa corresponded to one British
penny
, but
inflation
has rendered the pesewa too small for normal use.
Anagrams
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]
asweep
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