picul

pic·ul  (pkl)

n.

Any of various units of weight used in southeast Asia and China and equal to 100 catties, especially a Chinese unit equal to 133 ¹/₃ pounds (about 60 kilograms).

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[Malay pikul, to carry the heaviest load a man can carry.]

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picul [ˈpɪk^əl]

n

(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of weight, used in China, Japan, and SE Asia, equal to approximately 60 kilograms or 133 pounds

[from Malay pīkul a grown man's load]

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picul - a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry) weight unit, weight - a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan"