ma·cu·ta
| \ məˈkütə \
plural -s
Definition of macuta
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
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The first known use of macuta was in 1704
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