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PICUL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does picul mean?
• PICUL (noun)
The noun PICUL has 1 sense:
1. a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
Familiarity information: PICUL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("picul" is a kind of...):
weight; weight unit (a unit used to measure weight)
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