kwanza

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A unit of money used in Angola, equal to 100 cents

noun
/kwɑːn.zə/

: kwanza

I exchanged my dollars for kwanza at the local bank.

Examples

He saved enough kwanza to buy a new bicycle in Angola.
They retail for only a few dollars, rand, kwanza, or whatever currency a consumer can muster, and could hardly be worth all the bother.

Fiction book (1997)
Prices are often displayed in kwanza in the markets throughout Luanda.

Surface Forms

kwanza singular

kwanzas plural

Etymology

The word kwanza is named after the Kwanza River in Angola, so the currency carries a strong link to the country. That's why kwanza means Angolan 'money'.