"metical" meaning in Portuguese

See metical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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

Download JSON data for metical meaning in Portuguese (1.9kB)

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