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pataca

American  
[puh-tah-kuh] / pəˈtɑ kə /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of pataca

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

Example Sentences

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At the same period the maam whistles; and when the sun is seen above the horizon, the hanaquoi, pataca, maroucli, and all the parrots and paroquets are prepared to announce his arrival.

From The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest by Anonymous

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