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ngwee

American  
[uhng-gwee] / əŋˈgwi /

noun

plural

ngwee

  1. a bronze coin and monetary unit of Zambia, one 100th of a kwacha.

ngwee British  
/ əŋˈɡweɪ /

noun

  1. a Zambian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a kwacha

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Etymology

Origin of ngwee

First recorded in 1965–70; from Bemba or Nyanja: literally, “bright”

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