fulusi

Swahili

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic فُلُوس (fulūs, “money”), ultimately from Latin follis (“bag”).

Noun

fulusi (n class, plural fulusi)

  1. currency (money or other item used to facilitate transactions)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic فُلُوس (fulūs), plural of فَلْس (fals, “fish scale”), from φολίς (pholís, “reptile or fish scale”).

Noun

fulusi (n class, plural fulusi)

  1. a mahi-mahi fish
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