Updated June 2026
A monetary unit of The Gambia, equal to one hundredth of a dalasi.
“The sweets cost fifty butut at the market stall.”
"Butut" repeats a letter (3 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants.
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