a unit of currency in the People's Republic of China equal to one-tenth of a renminbi or yuan
jiao in American English
(dʒjau)
nounWord forms: pluraljiao
a copper-zinc coin and monetary unit of the People's Republic of China, the 10th part of a yuan, equal to 10 fen
Also: chiao
Word origin
[1970–75; ‹ Chin jiǎo]This word is first recorded in the period 1970–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: New Age, cornrow, good old boy, postmodernism, salsa