Susu

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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 […]"

  2. 2
    A Mande ethnic group living primarily in Guinea. plural, plural-only
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The language spoken by the Susu people.

Synonyms

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merry-go-round

Example

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"The informal credit sector has been very active in Ghana and covers a range of activities known as susu, including individual savings […]"

Etymology

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

Related phrases

ethnic group

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.