macute

noun

plural macutes also macutas

1

: macuta sense 1

2

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Rhymes for macute

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• breadfruit
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute