ringgit

The currency of Malaysia

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.” - 2009 January 20, Jennifer Pinkowski, “Growing Taste for Reef Fish Sends Their...

    Synonyms: dollar

Origin

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

Forms

ringgit ringgits