Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn informal money pooling scheme practised in Africa, the Caribbean, and some immigrant communities.
Possibly from West African Igbo isusu / esusu (“pooling the funds”) or Yoruba esúsú (“revolving loan fund”).
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- Derivation mentionisusu / esusuig · pooling the funds
- Derivation mentionesúsúyo · revolving loan fund
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