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tael

noun \ˈtāl\

Definition of TAEL

1
:  any of various Chinese units of value based on the value of a tael weight of silver
2
:  any of various units of weight of eastern Asia
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Origin of TAEL

Portuguese, from Malay tahil
First Known Use: 1588

Rhymes with TAEL

ail, ale, bail, bale, Bâle, brail, braille, Braille, dale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale

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4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. tael
  2. tale
  3. haikwan tael
  4. kuping tael
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