meticais

Variant of metical

metical definition

meti·cal (met′i käl′)

noun pl. meticais met′i·cais′ (-kīs̸h′)

the basic monetary unit of Mozambique

Etymology: Ar mithgal, former Arab unit of currency once used there

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