likuta

English

Etymology

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

Noun

likuta (plural makuta)

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

References

“likuta, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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