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metical

/ˌmɛtɪˈkɑːl/

metical noun: the currency of Mozambique, divided into 100 centavos. Also the alternative form of mithqal.

Noun

metical (plural meticals or meticais)

  1. The currency of Mozambique, divided into 100 centavos.

Also used as

metical is also the alternative form of mithqal.

Forms of metical

pluralmeticals
pluralmeticais

Origin of metical

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

Questions about metical

What does metical mean?
Metical means the currency of Mozambique, divided into 100 centavos.
What part of speech is metical?
Metical is a noun.
How do you pronounce metical?
Metical is pronounced /ˌmɛtɪˈkɑːl/.
What is the plural of metical?
The plural of metical is meticals.

Words near metical in the dictionary

  1. METI
  2. metiamide
  3. metic
  4. metica
  5. meticais
  6. metical
  7. meticals
  8. meticas
  9. meticillin
  10. metics
  11. meticulosities

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