picul
/ˈpɪkəl/
picul noun: a traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.
Noun
picul (plural piculs)
- A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.
- Powder sugar of China, the hundred cattees or peecull worth fortie to fiftie.c. 1605, John Saris, quoted in Anthony Farrington's The English Factory in Japan (1991), p. 56
- The coal is sold for 130 cash... per picul of 133 pounds.1888, Archibald John Little, Through the Yang-tse Gorges, page 279
picul meaning in Malay, Indonesian and Vietnamese
picul in Malay
- Translations
- pikul
picul in Indonesian
- Translations
- pikul
picul in Vietnamese
- Translations
- tạ
Synonyms of picul
Forms of picul
| plural | piculs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pical |
| alternative form | pikal |
| alternative form | pikol |
| alternative form | pikul |
| alternative form | pico |
| alternative form | picol |
| alternative form | pecul |
| alternative form | peecul |
| alternative form | peecull |
Origin of picul
From Malay pikul, with influence from earlier Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese pico.
Words that rhyme with picul
Questions about picul
- What does picul mean?
- Picul means a traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.
- What is picul in Malay?
- Picul in Malay is pikul. See Picul meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is picul?
- Picul is a noun.
- How do you pronounce picul?
- Picul is pronounced /ˈpɪkəl/.
- What is the plural of picul?
- The plural of picul is piculs.
Words near picul in the dictionary
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