"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: {{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): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "form": "meticais",
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