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likuta
[ li-koo-tuh ]
noun
, plural ma·ku·ta [mah-, koo, -t, uh].
- a paper money, aluminum coin, and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one 100th of a zaire.
likuta
/ liːˈkuːtɑː /
noun
- (formerly) a coin used in Zaïre
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Word History and Origins
Origin of likuta1
First recorded in 1965–70; from a Bantu language such as Lingala likútá, equivalent to li- singular prefix + -kútá “gather, bundle”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of likuta1
C20: from Congolese
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