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vatu.

The national currency of Vanuatu.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvɑːtuː/
  1. The national currency of Vanuatu.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *batux Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batu Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batu Proto-Oceanic *patu Raga vatubor. Bislama vatubor. English vatu Borrowed from Bislama vatu (“stone”), borrowed from Raga vatu (“stone”), from Proto-Oceanic *patu (“stone”).

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