1. plural of picul, 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 ordered several piculs of rice for export.
• Tea was traditionally sold by piculs in Chinese markets.
• The cargo manifest listed twenty piculs of silk.
• Spice traders measured their goods in piculs.
• The warehouse could store hundreds of piculs of various commodities.