tical

[ ti-kahl, -kawl, tee-kuhl ]

noun,plural ti·cals, ti·cal.
  1. a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.

Origin of tical

1
1655–65; <Thai <Portuguese <Malay tikal

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tical

/ (tɪˈkɑːl, -ˈkɔːl, ˈtiːkəl) /


nounplural -cals or -cal
  1. the former standard monetary unit of Thailand, replaced by the baht in 1928

  2. a unit of weight, formerly used in Thailand, equal to about half an ounce or 14 grams

Origin of tical

1
C17: via Siamese and Portuguese from Malay tikal monetary unit

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