butut

[ boo-toot ]

noun

, plural bu·tut, bu·tuts.

1. a bronze coin of The Gambia, one 100th of a dalasi.

butut

/ bʊˈtʊt /

noun

1. a Gambian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a dalasi

Word History and Origins

Origin of butut¹

First recorded in 1970–75; from Wolof butuut, literally, “something small, the small one,” from tuuti “to be small”

Example Sentences

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From Fox News

Butut her position at the Washington-based I.M.F. is on shaky ground, at a time when the organization faces questions over its participation in a multibillion-dollar bailout for Greece and uncertainty about the United States’ role in the organization.

From New York Times