tickey

noun

tick·​ey

variants or tickie or ticky or tikkie

ˈtikē

plural tickeys or tickies or tickys or tikkies

southern Africa

: threepence

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans, probably modification of Portuguese pataca & French patac pataca (from Portuguese)

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