susu
noun
an institutionalized kinship group among the Dobuans, composed of a woman, her brother, and the woman's children.
Origin:
1915–20; < Dobuan, said to mean literally, milk of the mother
1915–20; < Dobuan, said to mean literally, milk of the mother
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sou-sou or susu (ˈsuːsuː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (Caribbean) an arrangement made among friends whereby each person makes regular contributions to a fund, the money being drawn out periodically by each individual in turn | |
| [probably of W African origin, influenced by French sou small coin, via Creole] | |
| susu or susu | |
| —n | |
| [probably of W African origin, influenced by French sou small coin, via Creole] | |
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Susu
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| susu (ˈsuːsuː) | |
| —n | |
| a variant form of sou-sou | |
| Susu (ˈsuːsuː) | |
| —n , -su, -sus | |
| 1. | a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in Guinea, the Sudan, and Sierra Leone |
| 2. | the language of this people, belonging to the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo family |
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