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jiao

American  
[jyou] / dʒyaʊ /
Or chiao

noun

plural

jiao

  1. a copper-zinc coin and monetary unit of the People's Republic of China, the 10th part of a yuan, equal to 10 fen.

Etymology

Origin of jiao

First recorded in 1970–75; from Chinese jiǎo

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