"metical" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌmɛtɪˈkɑːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-metical.wav [Southern-England] Forms: meticals [plural], meticais [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese metical, from Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl, “weight”). Doublet of mithqal Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|metical}} Portuguese metical, {{der|en|ar|مِثْقَال||weight}} Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl, “weight”), {{doublet|en|mithqal}} Doublet of mithqal, {{root|en|ar|ث ق ل}} Head templates: {{en-noun|s|meticais}} metical (plural meticals or meticais)
  1. The currency of Mozambique, divided into 100 centavos. Categories (topical): Currencies Categories (place): Mozambique
    Sense id: en-metical-en-noun-YGilyrj9 Disambiguation of Currencies: 70 30 Disambiguation of Mozambique: 99 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6
  2. Alternative form of mithqal (“unit of weight”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mithqal (extra: unit of weight)
    Sense id: en-metical-en-noun-rBq32eSE

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /me.t͡ʃiˈkaw/ [Brazil], [me.t͡ʃiˈkaʊ̯] [Brazil], /mɨ.tiˈkal/ [Portugal], [mɨ.tiˈkaɫ] [Portugal], /mɨ.tiˈkal/ [Portugal], [mɨ.tiˈkaɫ] [Portugal], /mɨ.tiˈka.li/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: meticais [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl, “weight”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|pt|ar|مِثْقَال||weight|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl, “weight”), {{bor+|pt|ar|مِثْقَال||weight}} Borrowed from Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl, “weight”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} metical m (plural meticais)
  1. metical (the currency of Mozambique) Wikipedia link: pt:metical Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Currency
    Sense id: en-metical-pt-noun-e-47OwyP Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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