"pacotille" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pacotilles [plural]
Etymology: French pacotille (“junk”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|pacotille||junk}} French pacotille (“junk”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pacotille (plural pacotilles)
  1. (Trinidad and Tobago) Something of little or no value exchanged for something valuable, originally goods exchanged for slaves. Tags: Trinidad-and-Tobago

Inflected forms

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