metical

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese metical, from Arabic مِثْقَال‎ (miṯqāl, “weight”). Doublet of mithqal

Noun

metical (plural meticals or meticais)

  1. The currency of Mozambique, divided into 100 centavos

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic مِثْقَال‎ (miṯqāl, “weight”).

Noun

metical m (plural meticais)

  1. metical (the currency of Mozambique)
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