Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picul

/ˈpɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: picul
IPA: /ˈpɪkəl/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.

Example Sentences

"Powder sugar of China, the hundred cattees or peecull worth fortie to fiftie."
"The coal is sold for 130 cash... per picul of 133 pounds."

Etymology

From Malay pikul, with influence from earlier Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese pico.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: pikul, pico

Inflected Forms

piculs (plural) pical (alternative) pikal (alternative) pikol (alternative) pikul (alternative) pico (alternative) picol (alternative) pecul (alternative) peecul (alternative) peecull (alternative)

Synonyms

pingo dan tam tan

Homonyms

pickle

Rhymes With

ethical nickel ideological pickle trickle tickle sickle fickle cuticle mickle bickle stickle

Questions

How do you pronounce picul?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪkəl/.
What does picul mean?: A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.
Where does picul come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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