pataca means the monetary unit of Macau, equal to 100 avos. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
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- The monetary unit of Macau, equal to 100 avos.“The second bridge between Macao and Iiha^([sic – meaning Ilha]) da Taipa, which is estimated to have a construction cost of 400 million patacas, will provide a four-lane traffic flow as well as a direct connection with Chu-hai City.”
- A monetary unit used during the 16th century and 17th century in Malta in the form of a large coppern coin.
- A monetary unit of account used in Portuguese Timor intermittently between 1894 and 1958.