Definition

Noun: 1. A unit of currency in The Gambia: The "butut" is a monetary subunit of the Gambian dalasi. One hundred bututs equal one dalasi.

Usage

The word "butut" is used specifically in the context of the currency system of The Gambia. It functions as a countable noun. * The price of the bread is only a few bututs. * He needed change for a dalasi and received coins in bututs.

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in financial and economic contexts related to The Gambia. It is not used in general English conversation.
• It is typically used in its plural form ("bututs") as single units have very small value.

Variants and Related Words

• Dalasi (n): The primary unit of currency in The Gambia, of which the butut is a subdivision.
  • One dalasi is divided into 100 bututs.

Synonyms

• Subunit: A general term for a fractional monetary unit.
• Cent: A comparable subunit in other currencies (e.g., 100 cents = 1 US dollar), though this is not a direct synonym for the Gambian currency.

Notes on Meaning

• The word "butut" has only one specific meaning in English: it refers solely to the Gambian currency subunit. It does not have other definitions or idiomatic uses.

Noun

1. 100 bututs equal 1 dalasi in Gambia