picul
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Malay pikul, with influence from earlier Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese pico.
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editNoun
editpicul (plural piculs)
- (units of measure) A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.
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editReferences
edit- “picul, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2006.
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