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noun met·i·cal \ ˈme-ti-kəl , ˌme-ti-ˈkäl \
variants: or metica play \ˈme-ti-kə\ or less commonly meticais play \ˈme-ti-(ˌ)kīz, ˌme-ti-ˈkīsh\

Definition of metical

plural meticals or meticas also meticais
the basic monetary unit of Mozambique — see Money Table

Origin and Etymology of metical

Portuguese, miskal (a unit of weight in Muslim countries), from Arabic mithqāl

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