metallik

English

Etymology

Ottoman Turkish متالك (metelik, metalik), from French métallique.

Noun

metallik (plural metalliks)

1. (historical) A unit of currency of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th century; used in Crete during the Russian occupation.
   • 1908, Guide to Greece, the Archipelago, Constantinople, the Coasts of Asia Minor, Crete and Cyprus: With Thirteen Maps and Thirty-three Plans‎^[1], page 178:

     the metallik, a base metal 1/4 piaster

Related terms

• altilik
• beshlik

Anagrams

• kill team, teamkill