Etymology

susu

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Today it means: An informal money pooling scheme practised in Africa, the Caribbean, and some immigrant communities. Full definition →

Igbo isusu / esusu ← Yoruba esúsú
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The story

  1. Yoruba · derived fromesúsú“revolving loan fund”
  2. Igbo · derived fromisusu / esusu“pooling the funds”
  3. English todaysusu

Possibly from West African Igbo isusu / esusu (“pooling the funds”) or Yoruba esúsú (“revolving loan fund”).

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