pesa
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A small old coin once used in Kenya and Tanzania
- noun
- Archaic
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pesa
- I found 100 pesa on the ground.
Examples
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He found an old pesa coin in the market.
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Collectors often search for rare pesa coins from colonial East Africa.
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The museum displayed a collection of pesa coins alongside other historical currencies.
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He saved his pesas to buy a new phone.
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In Kenya, the local market prices are often set in pesa.
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Many businesses in Tanzania accept payments in pesa to facilitate transactions.
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He saved his pesa to buy a new bicycle for his daily commute.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pesa comes from Swahili and originally meant 'money'. It was used for small coins in East Africa, much like the English 'penny', so a pesa coin was a small unit of money.
