plural macutes also macutas
Definition of macute
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: macuta sense 1
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: macuta sense 3
3
or less commonly macuta
: an old copper coin equal to 50 reis that was issued by Portugal for its African colonies
also
: a corresponding unit of value
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The first known use of macute was in 1845
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