Etymology

ackey

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Today it means: A silver coin equivalent to one eighth of a pound once used in the Gold Coast in Africa Full definition →

Akan akye
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The story

  1. Akan · derived fromakye
  2. English todayackey

From ackee, whose seeds were used for weighing gold dust, from Akan akye.

Words from the same roots

Akanakye all →

ackee

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