Meaning : Twenty (Usually Currency) Use : Leo tumelipa pao mpaka tao = Today we've paid twenty (shillings) into town Period: Early 80's Related to: Mkwanja, Mafare, Konkodi, Nganya, Keroma, Synonyms: Blu, Mbao, Omba, Spelling variation: - Meaning clarification: Not to be confused with PAU which is a shortened form of Paul, the name of a person | |
Area of origin : Unknown Etymology:Derived from the English word POUND which was the old exchange rate against the British Pound, ie Twenty Shillings |