pataca

Noun

pataca (plural patacas)

1. The monetary unit of Macau, equal to 100 avos.
   • The second bridge between Macao and Iiha^([sic – meaning Ilha]) da Taipa, which is estimated to have a construction cost of 400 million patacas, will provide a four-lane traffic flow as well as a direct connection with Chu-hai City.1989 December 6 [1989 October 16], Ta-hung Li, quoting Carlos Melancia, “Exclusive Interview With Governor Carlos Melancia”, in JPRS Report China, number 89-115, Joint Publications Research Service...
   • Macau’s gross gaming revenue rose to 34.6 billion pataca ($4.3 billion) in the first quarter, up 95% from a year earlier, according to data released by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau on April 1. That compares with 76.2 billion pataca in the first quarter of 2019.2023 April 14, Katrina Hamlin, “Macau reinvention is a big roll of the dice”, in Una Galani, Thomas Shum, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2023, Breakingviews
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.