pataca
[ puh-tah-kuh ]
noun
a nickel, silver, or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Macao, equal to 100 avos.
Origin of pataca
11575–85; <Portuguese ≪ Arabic abū ṭāqah a kind of coin
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