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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: units-of-measure
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noun
a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: weight unit, weight
History
From Malay pikul, with influence from earlier Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese pico.
Across languages
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