pikol
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: pi‧kol
Noun
pikol m (plural pikols)
- each of the two loads which hang at each side of a carrying pole, called pikanol, which is fixed over the shoulders on/like a yoke, as used in Indonesia
- a measure for dry wares, e.g. about 56 kilos of salt
- a commercial weight, fixed by the (Dutch colonial) authorities of the Dutch East Indies at 125 Amsterdam pound, i.e. 61.7613 kilos, divided into 100 kati
Verb
pikol