Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macuta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ma-cu-ta
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A former currency unit of Angola, worth five centavos.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese macuta, from Kimbundu mukuta.

Word Breakdown

Root: mukuta

Inflected Forms

macutas (plural)

Questions

What does macuta mean?: A former currency unit of Angola, worth five centavos.
Where does macuta come from?: Borrowed from Portuguese macuta, from Kimbundu mukuta.

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