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lwei

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[lwey, luh-wey] / lweɪ, ləˈweɪ /

noun

a monetary unit of Angola, one 100th of a kwanza.

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Etymology

Origin of lwei

First recorded in 1975–80; probably named after Lué, the name of several rivers in Angola

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