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susu¹

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

noun susus

  1. An informal money pooling scheme practised in Africa, the Caribbean, and some immigrant communities. The informal credit sector has been very active in Ghana and covers a range of activities known as susu, including individual savings […]

Susu²

noun Soso · Susoo

  1. plural, plural only A Mande ethnic group living primarily in Guinea.

proper noun Soso · Susoo

  1. The language spoken by the Susu people.

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"susu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/susu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

susu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/susu

Chicago

"susu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/susu.

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@misc{susu_2026,
  title = {susu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/susu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}