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metical

me·ti·cal

UK/ˌmɛtɪˈkɑːl/ uncommon

noun

1.

the basic unit of money in Mozambique; equal to 100 centavos

Origin

Borrowed from Portuguese metical, from Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl, “weight”). Doublet of mithqal

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