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pe⋅se⋅wa

[pey-sey-wah]
–noun, plural -wa, -was.
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Ghana, the 100th part of a cedi.
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pe·se·wa   (pā-sā'wä)   
n.   pl. pesewa or pe·se·was
See Table at currency.

[From Akan pésewabo, dark blue seed of a plant, formerly used as the smallest gold weight.]
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