likuta
English edit
Etymology edit
From a Bantu language spoken in the Congo region. Compare Lingala li- + -kútá. Perhaps ultimately from Kongo nkúta (“provisions”).
Noun edit
likuta (plural makuta)
- (historical) A former unit of currency, one hundredth of a zaïre.
References edit
- “likuta, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.