Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metical

/ˌmɛtɪˈkɑːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: met-i-cal
IPA: /ˌmɛtɪˈkɑːl/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The currency of Mozambique, divided into 100 centavos.

noun

Alternative form of mithqal (“unit of weight”).

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese metical, from Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl, “weight”). Doublet of mithqal

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: metical, مِثْقَال, ث ق ل

Inflected Forms

meticals (plural) meticais (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce metical?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛtɪˈkɑːl/.
What does metical mean?: The currency of Mozambique, divided into 100 centavos.
Where does metical come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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