pataca

[ puh-tah-kuh ]

noun
  1. a nickel, silver, or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Macao, equal to 100 avos.

Origin of pataca

1
1575–85; <Portuguese ≪ Arabic abū ṭāqah a kind of coin

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