pataca

A basic unit of currency in Macao.

[Portuguese, from Arabic ’abū ṭāqa : ’abū, father of, possessing, bound form of ’ab, father + ṭāqa, window (from ṭāqa, to be able, sustain).]

Monetary unit of Macao.

Is the currency for: Macao

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the basic unit of money in Macao

A pataca is a unit of currency, and an avo is ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pataca. Pataca is the Portuguese name for peso. The following articles contain more information (list may not contain all historical patacas):

• Macanese pataca
• Maltese pataca
• Portuguese Timorese pataca

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