Pataca

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːkÉ™

Origin

From Portuguese pataca ("peso").

Noun

1. The monetary unit of Macau, equal to 100 avos.
2. A monetary unit used during the 16th century and 17th century in Malta in the form of a large copper coin.
3. A monetary unit of account used in Portuguese Timor intermittently between 1894 and 1958.