pesewa

[ pey-sey-wah ]

noun

, plural pe·se·wa, pe·se·was.

1. a bronze coin and monetary unit of Ghana, one 100th of a cedi.

pesewa

/ pɪˈseɪwɑː /

noun

1. a Ghanaian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a cedi

Word History and Origins

Origin of pesewa¹

First recorded in 1965–70; from Akan pέsewa “penny”