PATACA

pataca

(noun) the basic unit of money in Macao

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pataca (plural patacas)

The monetary unit of Macau, equal to 100 avos.

A monetary unit used during the 16th century and 17th century in Malta in the form of a large copper coin.

A monetary unit of account used in Portuguese Timor intermittently between 1894 and 1958.

Source: Wiktionary


Pa*ta"ca, n. Etym: [Sp.]

Definition: The Spanish dollar; -- called also patacoon. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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