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