metical
/ˌmɛtɪˈkal
/noun (plural meticais)
The basic monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos.We are demanding that the minimum wage at Mabor be increased from 630,000 meticais to 1.5 million meticais a month....
- Hunched figures squatted against the walls in the greenish gloom, working silently, bent over filigree necklaces crafted from melted down meticais, the Mozambican currency.
- You can get away without changing currency in South Africa - when you need meticais, there's always someone on hand willing to take your rands, or better yet, US dollars.
Origin
Portuguese, based on Arabic miṯqāl, from ṯaqala 'to weigh'.