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baht

[ baht ]
/ bɑt /

noun, plural bahts, baht.

a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.

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Origin of baht

1820–30; <Thai bà:t, earlier, a measure of weight, ultimately <Pali pādafoot

Words nearby baht

Bahr, Bahrain, Bahraini, Bahr el Ghazal, Bahr el Jebel, baht, bahu, bahut, bahuvrihi, bai, Baiae
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British Dictionary definitions for baht

baht
/ (bɑːt) /

noun plural bahts or baht

the standard monetary unit of Thailand, divided into 100 satang

Word Origin for baht

from Thai bāt
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