the main monetary unit of Macao and formerly of Timor
▶ USAGE The abbreviation for pataca is P
pataca in American English
(pəˈtɑːkə)
noun
a nickel, silver, or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Macao, equal to 100 avos
Word origin
[1575–85; ‹ Pg ‹‹ Ar abū ṭāqah a kind of coin]This word is first recorded in the period 1575–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: analysis, lyric, recall, shelter, stripper
Examples of 'pataca' in a sentence
pataca
The pataca is the currency of which special administrative region?