macuta

noun

ma·​cu·​ta

məˈkütə

plural -s

1

or less commonly macute : an old west African unit of value

2

: macute sense 3

3

or less commonly macute : a 5-centavo coin of Angola issued in 1927

also : a corresponding unit of value

4-macuta coins

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese macuta, from Kimbundu mukuta, from Kongo nkuta cloth

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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