Ringgit

//ˈɹɪŋɡɪt// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The currency of Malaysia

    "[…] Malays at the famous Night Market speak with awe about the Chinese tourists who spend “a thousand ringgits a week just eating fish.”"

  2. 2
    the basic unit of money in Malaysia; equal to 100 sen wordnet

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dollar

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay ringgit (literally “jagged”).

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