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metical
met·i·cal [ mètti kl ] (plural met·i·cais [ mètti ksh ] or met·i·cals)


noun 
Definition:
 
unit of currency in Mozambique: the main unit of Mozambican currency
[Late 20th century. Via Portuguese matical< Arabic miṯḳāl, a unit of weight < ṯaḳala "weigh"]
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