1. a unit of weight used in East and Southeast Asia, typically equal to about 133 pounds or 60 kilograms
Usage: historical; regional

Examples

• The merchant sold rice by the picul in the traditional market.
• One picul of tea was considered a standard trading unit.
• The cargo manifest listed twenty piculs of spices.
• Farmers would measure their harvest in piculs for export.
• The old scales could weigh up to five piculs at once.