ngwee

[ uhng-gwee ]

noun

, plural ngwee.

1. a bronze coin and monetary unit of Zambia, one 100th of a kwacha.

ngwee

/ əŋˈɡweɪ /

noun

1. a Zambian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a kwacha

Word History and Origins

Origin of ngwee¹

First recorded in 1965–70; from Bemba or Nyanja: literally, “bright”