Pataca Definition
pə-täkə
noun
The basic unit of currency in Macau.
American Heritage
A monetary unit used during the 16th century and 17th century in Malta in the form of a large copper coin.
Wiktionary
A monetary unit of account used in Portuguese Timor intermittently between 1894 and 1958.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Pataca
Noun
Singular:
pataca
Plural:
patacasOrigin of Pataca
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Portuguese from Arabic ’abū ṭāqa ’abū father of, possessing bound form of ’ab father ℵb in Semitic roots ṭāqa window (from ṭāqa to be able, sustain ṭwq in Semitic roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Portuguese pataca (“peso").
From Wiktionary
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