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picul (pik′əl)

noun pl. picul -·ul′ or piculs -·uls′

a unit of weight equal to 100 catties, about 133 pounds (60 kilograms), used in various countries of Southeast Asia

Etymology: < Malay (or Javanese) pikul, lit., a man's load < pikul, to carry over the shoulders