Etymology

metallik

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Today it means: A unit of currency of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th century; used in Crete during the Russian occupation. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish متالك
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  1. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromمتالك
  2. English todaymetallik

From Ottoman Turkish متالك (metelik, metalik), from French métallique.

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