tael
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See also: tæl
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese tael, from Malay tahil. Doublet of tahil.
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Noun[edit]
tael (plural taels)
- Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.
- Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
- (Hong Kong) leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms
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Portuguese[edit]
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Noun[edit]
tael m (plural taéis)
- tael (any of several eastern Asian units of measure)
- tael (any of several eastern Asian monetary units)
Spanish[edit]
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Noun[edit]
tael m (plural taeles)
Further reading[edit]
- “tael”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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