Pataca is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Pataca meaning
- The monetary unit of Macau, equal to 100 avos.
- 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.
Synonyms of Pataca
Using Pataca
- The main meaning on this page is: The monetary unit of Macau, equal to 100 avos. | 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.
- Useful related words include: macao monetary unit.
- In the example corpus, pataca often appears in combinations such as: the pataca, pataca was.
Context around Pataca
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pataca
- In this selection, "pataca" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, difference stand out and add context to how "pataca" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1894 the pataca was introduced and a 4 pataca difference. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pataca" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pataca
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, the pataca was not the official currency when it was first enacted. (13 words)
The historical exchange rates between the pataca and the US dollar (USD) are given below. (15 words)
Customer observations support this, with one resident noting a 10% price increase, citing the price of choy sum as an example, which has had approximately a 4 pataca difference. (29 words)
Customer observations support this, with one resident noting a 10% price increase, citing the price of choy sum as an example, which has had approximately a 4 pataca difference. (29 words)
In 1894, the pataca was introduced in both Macau and Portuguese Timor as a unit of account for the Mexican dollar and the other silver dollar coins in circulation. (29 words)
The historical exchange rates between the pataca and the US dollar (USD) are given below. (15 words)
Example sentences (4)
Customer observations support this, with one resident noting a 10% price increase, citing the price of choy sum as an example, which has had approximately a 4 pataca difference.
However, the pataca was not the official currency when it was first enacted.
In 1894, the pataca was introduced in both Macau and Portuguese Timor as a unit of account for the Mexican dollar and the other silver dollar coins in circulation.
The historical exchange rates between the pataca and the US dollar (USD) are given below.
Common combinations with pataca
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: