English Explanatory Dictionary

pataca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The monetary unit of Macau, equal to 100 avos.
  2. A monetary unit used during the 16th century and 17th century in Malta in the form of a large coppern coin.
  3. A monetary unit of account used in Portuguese Timor intermittently between 1894 and 1958.

Pronunciation

/pəˈtɑːkə/

Word forms

pataca patacas

Etymology

From Portuguese pataca (“peso”).

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