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likuta

likuta noun: a former unit of currency, one hundredth of a zaïre.

Noun

likuta (plural makuta)

  1. (historical) A former unit of currency, one hundredth of a zaïre.

Forms of likuta

pluralmakuta

Origin of likuta

From a Bantu language spoken in the Congo region. Compare Lingala li- + -kútá. Perhaps ultimately from Kongo nkúta (“provisions”).

Questions about likuta

What does likuta mean?
Likuta means a former unit of currency, one hundredth of a zaïre.
What part of speech is likuta?
Likuta is a noun.
What is the plural of likuta?
The plural of likuta is makuta.

Words near likuta in the dictionary

  1. Likudist
  2. Likudnik
  3. Likudniki
  4. Likudnikim
  5. Likudniks
  6. likuta
  7. Likwala
  8. Likʷala
  9. Lik̓ʷala
  10. lil
  11. lil bro

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