picul

(pikəl)

noun pl. picul or piculs

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

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

See picul in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of various units of weight used in southeast Asia and China and equal to 100 catties, especially a Chinese unit equal to 133 1/3 pounds (about 60 kilograms).

Origin:

Origin: Malay pikul, to carry the heaviest load a man can carry

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