likuta

American

[li-koo-tuh] / lɪˈku tə /

noun

a paper money, aluminum coin, and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one 100th of a zaire.

likuta British

/ liːˈkuːtɑː /

noun

(formerly) a coin used in Zaïre

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Noun Inflected Forms

makuta

plural

Etymology

Origin of likuta

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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makuta

He gave them a makuta or crown, and ordered them to find kingdoms where they should establish themselves.

From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William

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