ringgit

Etymology

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

noun

  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.” January 20 2009, Jennifer Pinkowski, “Growing Taste for Reef Fish Sends Their Numbers Sinking”, in The New York Times, A. G. Sulzberger, →ISSN, →OCLC

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