METICAL

metical

(noun) the basic unit of money in Mozambique; equal to 100 centavos

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

metical (plural meticals or meticais)

The currency of Mozambique, divided into 100 centavos

Anagrams

• amletic, climate

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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