"likuta" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: makuta [plural]
Etymology: From a Bantu language spoken in the Congo region. Compare Lingala li- + -kútá. Perhaps ultimately from Kongo nkúta (“provisions”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|bnt|-}} Bantu, {{cog|ln|li-}} Lingala li-, {{der|en|kg|nkúta|gloss=provisions}} Kongo nkúta (“provisions”) Head templates: {{en-noun|makuta}} likuta (plural makuta)
  1. (historical) A former unit of currency, one hundredth of a zaïre. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-likuta-en-noun-jIo5gwPU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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