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picul

pi·cul

UK/ˈpɪkəl/ uncommon

noun

1.

a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)

Origin

From Malay pikul, with influence from earlier Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese pico.

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